Moscow vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$2284
😷 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% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 3277th and 3485th ($1678 vs $1628) 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 0.7 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 2774th and 899th 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
$11.9
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459