Istanbul vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Istanbul Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1328
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3415
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$687
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1177
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
15.7M
7.01M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 18% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4475th and 3485th ($1328 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 829th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Istanbul vs Riyadh

Prices for goods and services in Istanbul and Riyadh are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Istanbul Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.56
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.67
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.4
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.66%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1658
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.02
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.2
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.01
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1014
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23206
$10912

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$651
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$634
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$790
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$824
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$807
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$899
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$731
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$866
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$812
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$692
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$763
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$593
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$598
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$710
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$764
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$679
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$522
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$750
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$656
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$747
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$830
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$606
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$855
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1201
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$713
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$741
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$699
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1140
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1030
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$676
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$702
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$610
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$743
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$702
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$743
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1060
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1020

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