Athens vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3581
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$722
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1260
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1363
$2285
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
91
70
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
643K
7.01M

The cost of living in Athens is 10% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4184th and 3529th ($1462 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Greece vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 639th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Riyadh

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Athens Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.25
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$676
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$533
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1248
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$976
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4084
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.43
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.27
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.05
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.2
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$641
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13299
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1318
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1240
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1187
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1663
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1426
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1497
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1139
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1069
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1199
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1031
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1165
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$954
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2084
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1130
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1104
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1169
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1010
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1272
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1124
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1900
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1110
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1079
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1320
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1207
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1040
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1068
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1075
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$822
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1013
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1360

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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