Nicosia vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1453
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3383
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$775
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$1312
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1674
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
70
73
😀 Quality of life
81
80
🏙️ Population
56.8K
7.01M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 11% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4118th and 3418th ($1453 vs $1627) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 705th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.7
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.2
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8498
$9818

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$1420
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$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
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$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463