Frankfurt vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
88
70
😀 Quality of life
93
78
🏙️ Population
776K
7.01M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 38% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1384th and 3485th ($2251 vs $1628) 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 48th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Riyadh

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Frankfurt Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459