Dusseldorf vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4769	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$1090	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3937	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	92	73
😀 Quality of life	96	80
🏙️ Population	631K	7.01M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 22% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2065th and 3418th ($1979 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 2 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 25th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Riyadh

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	Dusseldorf	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.4	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.31	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1139	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1558	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6067	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.96	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.25	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.29	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.7	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$789	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23360	$9818

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463