Crete vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Crete Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1360
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3211
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$647
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1121
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1212
$2285
😷 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 17% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4439th and 3529th ($1360 vs $1632) 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 5413th and 879th 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
$15.4
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.7
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$614
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$459
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1110
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.43%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4150
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.68
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.13
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.41
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.1
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.35
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.5
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5304
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487