Cairo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$190
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$2284
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
83
70
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
9.8M
7.01M

The cost of living in Cairo is 70% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8753rd and 3485th ($483 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5501st and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Riyadh

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Cairo Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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