Dresden vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$729
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
65
71
😀 Quality of life
89
77
🏙️ Population
563K
7.01M

The cost of living in Dresden is 8% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3857th and 3292nd ($1462 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 203rd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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