Crete vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1324
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3122
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$635
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1169
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
32
70
😀 Quality of life
64
78
🏙️ Population
623K
7.01M

The cost of living in Crete is 19% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4482nd and 3485th ($1324 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Greece and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Greece vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Crete compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Crete ranked 24th best city to live in Greece vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5386th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Crete vs Riyadh

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Crete Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.72
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.33
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$449
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.6
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3975
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2858
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.71
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.11
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.81
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.21
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$433
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5223
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1291
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1166
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1302
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1863
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2043
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$953
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1472
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1307
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1228
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1146
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1439
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1182
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1037
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1160
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1403
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1311
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1123
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1008
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$875
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$358
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$883
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1253
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1179
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$811
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$617
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1038
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$719
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$933
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$682
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1109
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$743

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