Beirut vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$605
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
72
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
2.42M
7.01M

The cost of living in Beirut is 23% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4326th and 2911th ($1255 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4772nd and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Riyadh

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