Nicosia vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1492
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3475
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$807
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$1368
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$64
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1894
$2284
😷 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 8% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4020th and 3485th ($1492 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.3 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 509th and 899th 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
$15.2
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.52
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9567
$10912

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$1375
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$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047

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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