Nicosia vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$701
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
71
😀 Quality of life
81
77
🏙️ Population
330K
7.01M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 15% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4220th and 3292nd ($1352 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 469th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$10359

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$1356
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$1216
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$1559
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$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591

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Distance City Cost of living
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$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
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$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489