Lyon vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lyon Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1764
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4202
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$852
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1475
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
92
70
😀 Quality of life
90
78
🏙️ Population
519K
7.01M

The cost of living in Lyon is 8% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3001st and 3529th ($1764 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in France and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check France vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Lyon ranked 4th best city to live in France vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 221st and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Riyadh

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Lyon Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.4
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$616
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7010
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4172
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.9
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.43
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.3
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.89
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$661
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12190
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1687
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1269
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1419
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1584
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1619
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1392
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1331
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1581
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1876
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3501
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3431
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3436
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3507
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3731
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1397
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1256
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1556
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1172
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3833
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1508
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$2014
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$3277
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$3299
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1521
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3524
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1635
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1295
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1488
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1694
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$3150
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1542
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2465
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2823
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2874
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1435
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1479
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1652
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2997

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487