Medan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Medan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$494
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1406
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$185
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$433
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$197
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$280
$2297
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
51
70
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
2.11M
7.01M

The cost of living in Medan is 64% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8488th and 3710th ($494 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 42nd and 1st in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Medan ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6481st and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medan Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.84
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.23
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.07
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$110
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$451
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.8
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.47%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2028
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$847
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.28
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.5
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.17
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.92
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11129
$7248

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$498
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$421
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$365
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$461
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$429
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$436
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$600
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$951
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$509
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$608
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$583
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$532
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$540
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$515
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$579
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$643
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$520
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$631
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$514
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$647
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$680
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$749
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$540
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$486
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$541
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$506
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$408
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$538
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$699
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$491
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$585
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$906
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$464
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$680
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$741
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$622
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$500
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$439

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673