Damascus vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$310
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$2285
😷 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 59% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7406th and 3529th ($675 vs $1632) 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 7899th and 879th 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
$9.24
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

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