Riyadh vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$921
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
38
😀 Quality of life
77
77
🏙️ Population
7.01M
767K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 26% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3292nd and 4447th ($1586 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Croatia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 796th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$10598

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$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780