Amman vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$398
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
64
73
😀 Quality of life
71
80
🏙️ Population
4.01M
7.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 38% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5492nd and 3418th ($1009 vs $1627) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3561st and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463