Jerusalem vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$3429
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$1477
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$2566
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	71
😀 Quality of life	85	74
🏙️ Population	936K	7.01M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 19% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1907th and 2922nd ($1948 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 276th and 1210th 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	$16.1	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$9649

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$1013
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$860
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$959
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1005
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$910
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$868
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1285
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1327
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1375
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1872
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1810
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$996
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$710
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$646
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$543
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$875
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$938
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$621
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$892
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$606
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$541
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$594
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$559
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1032
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$606
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$685
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$920
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$798
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$561