Edinburgh vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
88
71
😀 Quality of life
93
74
🏙️ Population
488K
7.01M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 24% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1692nd and 2922nd ($2043 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 64th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Edinburgh Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$9649

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561