Munich vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	72
😀 Quality of life	93	78
🏙️ Population	1.51M	7.01M

The cost of living in Munich is 35% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1352nd and 2911th ($2201 vs $1637) 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 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 54th and 733rd 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	$16.2	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$10598

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529