Munich vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2525
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5816
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1500
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2602
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$604
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$252
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4312
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
90
70
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
1.51M
7.01M

The cost of living in Munich is 55% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 863rd and 3485th ($2525 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Germany vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 44th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Riyadh

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Munich Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2776
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13704
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9217
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.76
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.16
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$871
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17274
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714

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