Nicosia vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3514
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$789
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1785
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
83
78
🏙️ Population
56.8K
7.01M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 9% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4107th and 3529th ($1485 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Cyprus and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 563rd and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Riyadh

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Nicosia Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.68
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1295
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2358
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.75
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9656
$9443

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$1431
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$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911

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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