Berlin vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
3.68M
7.01M

The cost of living in Berlin is 23% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1759th and 2922nd ($2013 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 19th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561