Beirut vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$555
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
71
😀 Quality of life
61
77
🏙️ Population
2.42M
7.01M

The cost of living in Beirut is 27% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4691st and 3292nd ($1165 vs $1586) 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4996th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$10359

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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