Frankfurt vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
71
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
773K
7.01M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 32% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1589th and 3292nd ($2102 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 36th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$10359

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489