Izmir vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$437	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	68	72
😀 Quality of life	68	78
🏙️ Population	2.95M	7.01M

The cost of living in Izmir is 44% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5990th and 2911th ($909 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3369th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Riyadh

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	Izmir	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$10598

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

Cities near Riyadh

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