Novosibirsk vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2142
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$421
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
48
70
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
1.64M
7.01M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 46% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6431st and 3529th ($884 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Novosibirsk ranked 11th best city to live in Russia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5802nd and 879th 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
$7.89
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$886
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.8
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.44
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.6%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.78
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4901
$9443

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$828
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$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891

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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