Jerusalem vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$2731
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	78	72
😀 Quality of life	85	78
🏙️ Population	936K	7.01M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 29% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1551st and 2911th ($2114 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Israel vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 374th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Riyadh

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	Jerusalem	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$10598

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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