Riyadh vs Yongin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Yongin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3629
$2820
🏠 One person rent
$944
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$1530
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$2051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
72
83
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.08M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 45% more expensive than in Yongin. Cities ranked 2911th and 4703rd ($1637 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Saudi Arabia and South Korea, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 1.8 months in Yongin. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yongin ranked 28th in South Korea, while ranked 733rd and 2338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Yongin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2174
$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.4
$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
4.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2485
$9689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$5254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$7.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.8
$5.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$83.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$6.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$89.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10598
$20733

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$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.6 mi Osan
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Suwon
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Gwangju
$1165
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1283
22 km or 14 mi Icheon
$1020
23 km or 14 mi Seongnam
$1400
24 km or 15 mi Uiwang
$1063
26 km or 16 mi Anseong
$1026
27 km or 17 mi Gunpo
$1098
28 km or 18 mi Gwacheon
$1070
29 km or 18 mi Pyeongtaek
$984
30 km or 19 mi Anyang
$1022
34 km or 21 mi Hanam
$1161
35 km or 22 mi Ansan
$1070
39 km or 24 mi Hwaseong
$1089
39 km or 24 mi Yeoju
$1026
40 km or 25 mi Gwangmyeong
$1089
40 km or 25 mi Guri
$1122
42 km or 26 mi Seoul
$1334
45 km or 28 mi Namyangju
$1129
47 km or 29 mi Bucheon
$1163
48 km or 30 mi Cheonan
$1151
55 km or 34 mi Incheon
$1092
57 km or 35 mi Goyang
$1171
59 km or 37 mi Uijeongbu
$955
61 km or 38 mi Gimpo
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Yangju
$974
63 km or 39 mi Dangjin
$1033
65 km or 40 mi Wonju
$1074
71 km or 44 mi Chungju
$900
71 km or 44 mi Cheongju
$936
73 km or 45 mi Pocheon
$1040
74 km or 46 mi Paju
$1075
76 km or 47 mi Dongducheon
$1055
84 km or 52 mi Seosan
$1036
84 km or 52 mi Sejong
$1019
85 km or 53 mi Chuncheon
$865
87 km or 54 mi Gongju
$1038
90 km or 56 mi Jecheon
$1016
99 km or 62 mi Kaesong
$1565