Almaty vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$499
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
71
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
1.92M
7.01M

The cost of living in Almaty is 41% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6015th and 3292nd ($941 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4176th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Riyadh

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