Riyadh vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$936
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$1896
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
39
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
7.01M
767K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 10% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3485th and 4035th ($1628 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 899th and 835th 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
$7.94
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$12142

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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 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978