Moscow vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$542
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$2566
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
71
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
12.5M
7.01M

The cost of living in Moscow is 38% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5167th and 2922nd ($1021 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Russia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Russia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1608th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

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