Novosibirsk vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$657
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1672
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$302
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$510
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
71
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
1.63M
7.01M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 60% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7138th and 2922nd ($657 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Russia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Russia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5709th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Riyadh

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Novosibirsk Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.62
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.95%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4125
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561