Damascus vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1602
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$323
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$531
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.7
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$45
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
29
70
😀 Quality of life
40
78
🏙️ Population
2.69M
7.01M

The cost of living in Damascus is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7245th and 3485th ($706 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Syria and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Syria vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7855th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Riyadh

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Damascus Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.79
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$529
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.3
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.35%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1741
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$605
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.12
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.2
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.42
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.96
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.6
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.14
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.65
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.78
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.92
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$5.04
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1772
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347

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