Amman vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$392
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
65
70
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
4.01M
7.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 38% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5560th and 3529th ($1013 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2560th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Riyadh

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Amman Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487