Berlin vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$2284
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
70
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
3.78M
7.01M

The cost of living in Berlin is 46% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1150th and 3485th ($2371 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 45th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Riyadh

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Berlin Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

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