Riyadh vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$996
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$2523
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
17
😀 Quality of life
74
85
🏙️ Population
7.01M
419K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 26% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 2922nd and 1237th ($1642 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 1210th and 293rd 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
$7.92
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$7.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$13015

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1777
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1579
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1230
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1365
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1500
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1454
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1113
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1346
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1207
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1800
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1563
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1200
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1701
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1754
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1842
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1643
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1994
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1960
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2279
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1664
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1398
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1388
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1925
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1597