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Riyadh Trip Budget Calculator

A 5-night mid-range trip to Riyadh for 2 travelers costs about 1,175 SAR: roughly 600 SAR for accommodation and 400 SAR for food, plus 50 SAR for transport and 125 SAR for activities. Adjust nights, travelers or tier in the tool below for a custom estimate.

Default scenario total1,175 SAR
Hotel (mid-range / night)120 SAR
Food (mid-range / day / person)40 SAR
Transport / day10 SAR
Activities / day25 SAR

Inputs

Hotel is per room (typically sleeps 2), food is per person, transport and activities are shared.

Default scenario: 5 nights · 2 travelers · mid-range — edit inputs
Estimated trip total
SAR 1,175
Budget / mid / luxury — trip total
Trip total by tier (SAR)
Budget575 SARMid-range1,175 SARLuxury2,925 SAR
Estimates from site reference data — as of September 2026 · not live prices
Formula: hotel (5 nights × 1 room) + food (5 nights × 2 travelers) + transport & activities (5 days, same across tiers)
Hotel
SAR 600
SAR 120/night
Food
SAR 400
Transport
SAR 50
Activities
SAR 125
Per person (÷2)SAR 588

Estimates assume mid-season pricing and vary with season, events, and peak periods.

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Trip Budget for Riyadh

Nights, travelers and comfort tier — get the full cost split, then book the next step.

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Your tripPlanning bands for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Quick picks people use: 3, 5, 7 or 10.

nights

Hotel is one shared room; food is per traveler.

people

Riyadh Hotel Stay Pricer

Dates, guests and tier — the stay total, then the exact dated hotels search.

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The stayCheck-out is derived from your nights — never asked.

Default is about a month out — set your real date; check-out is derived from your nights.

How it works

Enter your Riyadh trip details to get trip budget figures based on current, Riyadh-specific numbers.

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    Step 1

    Enter nights, travelers and tier.

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    Step 2

    We multiply real Riyadh prices by your stay: hotel 120 and food 40 SAR per day at the mid tier.

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    Step 3

    We add 10 SAR transport and 25 SAR activities per day in Riyadh for the total.

Use Cases

Price a Riyadh week by tier

Set your nights and party size, then read Riyadh's three daily tiers side by side: about 100 SAR budget, 195 SAR mid-range and 485 SAR luxury per person, with hotel, food, transport and activities all included.

Split a group trip fairly

Multiply the tier you pick by travelers and nights: four people on Riyadh's mid tier of about 195 SAR a day run near 780 SAR daily, and a family room or shared apartment usually pulls that total back down.

Tips

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    For Riyadh, this planner builds the daily budget from the figures it computes with — mid-range hotel around 120 SAR and food near 40 SAR per day — so re-run it near your dates, as prices there climb sharply in high season.

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    Work in the local currency of Riyadh and keep card fees as a separate line; converting every trip budget price to your home currency with a rough rate distorts the comparison between options and hides their real differences.

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    Pad the plan, not every line item: add a 10-15% contingency to the trip budget total for Riyadh instead of inflating each component, so you can see exactly where the extra money goes when it is needed.

Common Mistakes

  • Mixing tiers mid-plan in Riyadh: sleeping at budget prices while eating at luxury ones breaks the daily total in both directions. Choose one tier per line item — lodging, food, transport — then let the calculator sum it honestly.

  • Reading the Riyadh total as per-person when it is per-room, or the reverse: a party of four multiplies or divides the SAR figure fourfold. Enter travelers explicitly and label the result before it reaches a shared group budget.

FAQs

How different is the daily budget between budget and luxury tiers (Riyadh)?

From 100 SAR/day (budget) up to 485 SAR (luxury); mid-range sits at 195 SAR per person.

What's the best season to save money in Riyadh?

November–February has the mildest weather and is the busiest; summer trips are usually quieter and often cheaper.

What does a family of 4 need for Riyadh?

Multiply the weekly figure (1,365 SAR) by four — roughly 5,460 SAR — noting one family room lowers the lodging share.

is tipping included in the budget (Riyadh)?

No — plan it separately. In Saudi Arabia customary tips run from 10% (restaurants) to 5% (cafes); use the tipping calculator.

How much spending money per day (excluding the hotel) in Riyadh?

About 75 SAR per person daily: food 40 + transport 10 + activities 25.

Is Riyadh expensive?

Against a $100/day-per-person threshold, Riyadh is reasonably priced: mid-range spend runs roughly $52 per day (approximate FX).

Is a Riyadh hotel or serviced apartment cheaper for my family?

For a family of four, an apartment with a kitchen often beats two hotel rooms, especially for a week or more — compare nightly rates across tiers in the calculator.

How much is a SIM card in Riyadh?

Around 12 SAR — a one-off add it to your connectivity budget for the trip.

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