Edinburgh vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2310
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5713
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$1359
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$2393
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3676
$2496
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
88
73
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
488K
7.01M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 42% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1247th and 3418th ($2310 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 59th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.41
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.01
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.68
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1388
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1053
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1942
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$300
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.08%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4820
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.63
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.26
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$115
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1932
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23184
$9818

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1775
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1728
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1762
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1711
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1641
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1797
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1480
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1840
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2058
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1837
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1575
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1630
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1485
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1522
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1759
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1769
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1906
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1805
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1825
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1780
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1797
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1778
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1602
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$2079
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2021
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1460
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1507
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1429
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1431
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1638
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1840
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1484
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1839
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2205
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1808

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