Frankfurt vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$2731
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
87
72
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
776K
7.01M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 22% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1863rd and 2911th ($1989 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 47th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529