Novosibirsk vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$935
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$450
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$889
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
48
70
😀 Quality of life
48
78
🏙️ Population
1.64M
7.01M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 43% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6043rd and 3485th ($935 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 40th best city to live in Russia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6891st and 899th 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
$7.84
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.8
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.71%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1768
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.67
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.56
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5680
$10912

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$785
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$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952

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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