Cologne vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
71
😀 Quality of life
97
77
🏙️ Population
1.08M
7.01M

The cost of living in Cologne is 17% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2308th and 3292nd ($1851 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 16th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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