Moscow vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Moscow Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$942
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2318
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$511
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$925
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.1
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1034
$2297
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
75
74
🏙️ Population
12.5M
7.01M

The cost of living in Moscow is 31% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5879th and 3710th ($942 vs $1360) 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 1.1 months in Moscow compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1190th and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.27
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$647
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.4
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.96
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6028
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2964
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.87
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.18
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.68
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.6
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.6
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9208
$7248

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397

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