Novosibirsk vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1654
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$294
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$554
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
71
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
1.63M
7.01M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 59% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7298th and 3292nd ($649 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Novosibirsk ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5501st and 796th 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
$6.49
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1841
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.86
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.42
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3795
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
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$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$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
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$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