Riyadh vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$946
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
39
😀 Quality of life
78
79
🏙️ Population
7.01M
767K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 10% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3529th and 4105th ($1632 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Saudi Arabia and Croatia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 879th and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Zagreb

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Riyadh Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$12339

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$793
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$931
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$815
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$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$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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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961