Riyadh vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$4295
🏠 One person rent
$936
$1243
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$1875
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$3056
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
18
😀 Quality of life
78
84
🏙️ Population
7.01M
216K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 19% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 3485th and 2013th ($1628 vs $2003) 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 1.5 months in Wellington. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 899th and 485th 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
$7.94
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$7.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$13757

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$821
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$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1869
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1803
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1751
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1709
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1248
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1440
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1395
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1469
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1400
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1503
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1653
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1705
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1475
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1259
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1424
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1647
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1660
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1800
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1530
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1553
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1752
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2100
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1745
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1567
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1507
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1239
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$2232
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1844