Baku vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$316
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
72
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
2.3M
7.01M

The cost of living in Baku is 53% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6590th and 2911th ($766 vs $1637) 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5270th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$707
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$634
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$676
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$608
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$627
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$618
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$618
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$607
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$827
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$967
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$622
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$961
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$534
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$535
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$552
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$573
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$658
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$576
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$553
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$767
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$660
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$466
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$813
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1094
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1016
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1199
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$573
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$697
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$618
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1081
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1071
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$419
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$833
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$608
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$557
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$458
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$990
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$645

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529