Berlin vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Berlin Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2146
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4970
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$1209
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$2251
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3213
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
68
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
3.68M
8M

The cost of living in Berlin is 68% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 433rd and 3955th ($2146 vs $1278) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 28th and 917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.51
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1276
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$885
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2508
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1742
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.4%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8822
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5926
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.6
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.19
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.13
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.64
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.03
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.7
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$209
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7940
$6836

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1299
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1300
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1302
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1303
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1301
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1569
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1298
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1347
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1296
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1298
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1299
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1305
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1296
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1305
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1301
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1302
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1300
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1326
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1302
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1301
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1300
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1305
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1067
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1301
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1298
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1307
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1299
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1299
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1303
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1302
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1300
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1302
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1295
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1218
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$939
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1297
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$769
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1304
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1303

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650