Riyadh vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$946
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
78
70
🏙️ Population
7.01M
5.65M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 52% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3529th and 5142nd ($1632 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Russia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 879th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Saint Petersburg

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Riyadh Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$12085

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606