Amman vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$358
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
63
71
😀 Quality of life
69
74
🏙️ Population
4.01M
7.01M

The cost of living in Amman is 40% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5457th and 2922nd ($981 vs $1642) 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 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3121st and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561