Palermo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Palermo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1137
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2768
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$501
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$831
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$415
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1444
$2731
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
19
72
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
630K
7.01M

The cost of living in Palermo is 31% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4672nd and 2911th ($1137 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 1st in Italy and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Italy vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1060th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Palermo Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.66
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.1
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.91
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$518
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$803
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.6
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.64
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.07
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9746
$10598

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$1077
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$941
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$1161
179 km or 111 mi Ragusa
$1106
192 km or 119 mi Messina
$1130
200 km or 124 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058
206 km or 128 mi Syracuse
$1098
246 km or 153 mi Vibo Valentia
$1199
258 km or 160 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
263 km or 163 mi Naxxar
$1486
264 km or 164 mi Mosta
$1346
265 km or 164 mi San Gwann
$1555
265 km or 165 mi Sliema
$1749
265 km or 165 mi Birkirkara
$1524
266 km or 165 mi Gzira
$1624
267 km or 166 mi Valletta
$1583
270 km or 168 mi Zabbar
$1415
272 km or 169 mi Marsaskala
$1325
273 km or 169 mi Lamezia Terme
$1251
283 km or 176 mi Cosenza
$1072
294 km or 183 mi Catanzaro
$1143
297 km or 185 mi Nabeul
$443
300 km or 186 mi Amalfi
$1521
301 km or 187 mi La Marsa
$549
303 km or 188 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1301
309 km or 192 mi Salerno
$1380
312 km or 194 mi Naples
$1396
312 km or 194 mi Aryanah
$465
317 km or 197 mi Tunis
$535
321 km or 199 mi Bizerte
$348
321 km or 200 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1231
324 km or 201 mi Frattamaggiore
$1218
335 km or 208 mi Avellino
$1061
338 km or 210 mi Aversa
$1101
339 km or 210 mi Caserta
$1181
339 km or 210 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1074
344 km or 214 mi Crotone
$1159

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$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
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$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
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$597
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$1828
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$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529