Berlin vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$2861
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
71
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
3.76M
7.01M

The cost of living in Berlin is 33% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1583rd and 3292nd ($2104 vs $1586) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 23rd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Berlin Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

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