Beirut vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$549
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
75
73
😀 Quality of life
63
80
🏙️ Population
2.42M
7.01M

The cost of living in Beirut is 22% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4577th and 3418th ($1261 vs $1627) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5475th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463