Helsinki vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$972
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
80
70
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
694K
7.01M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 21% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2107th and 3485th ($1970 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Finland and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Finland vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 47th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Riyadh

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Helsinki Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$10912

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

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