Edinburgh vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2331
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5693
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1375
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$2392
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
88
70
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
488K
7.01M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 43% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1221st and 3529th ($2331 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Edinburgh ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 77th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Riyadh

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Edinburgh Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.7
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.38
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.19
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2613
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$256
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.92%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6800
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4921
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.33
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1708
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26404
$9443

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1784
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1782
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1862
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1852
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1656
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1854
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1585
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1902
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2121
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1906
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1645
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1707
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1490
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1588
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1655
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1848
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1975
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1803
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1827
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1784
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1771
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1573
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1964
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2053
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1415
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1540
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1430
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1450
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1727
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1873
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1496
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1819
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2265
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1892

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