Riyadh vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$4310
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1265
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$1894
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$3197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
18
😀 Quality of life
78
85
🏙️ Population
7.01M
216K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 20% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 3529th and 1932nd ($1632 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 879th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Wellington

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Riyadh Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$13419

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$793
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$931
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$815
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$931
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$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
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$823
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$1109
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$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
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$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
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$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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$1920
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$1788
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$1803
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$1741
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1325
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1359
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$1458
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1533
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1528
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1518
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1304
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1605
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1787
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1523
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1393
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1474
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1696
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1740
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1894
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1527
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1646
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1778
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2156
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1782
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1623
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$1579
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1261
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2303
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1865