Beirut vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$641
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
74
70
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
2.42M
7.01M

The cost of living in Beirut is 12% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4177th and 3485th ($1441 vs $1628) 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 5483rd and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$10912

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459