Almaty vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$434
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
68
😀 Quality of life
64
75
🏙️ Population
1.92M
8M

The cost of living in Almaty is 39% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6284th and 3955th ($775 vs $1278) 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4680th and 917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$6836

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650