Baku vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$320
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
71
😀 Quality of life
59
77
🏙️ Population
2.3M
7.01M

The cost of living in Baku is 51% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6540th and 3292nd ($776 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5306th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489