Moscow vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$959
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
96
70
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
13.3M
7.01M

The cost of living in Moscow is 3% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3728th and 3529th ($1585 vs $1632) 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 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3206th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Riyadh

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Moscow Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

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