Beirut vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$598
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
74
70
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
2.42M
7.01M

The cost of living in Beirut is 17% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4463rd and 3529th ($1353 vs $1632) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5682nd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Riyadh

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