Riyadh vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$2793
🏠 One person rent
$936
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$1013
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$1316
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
7.01M
5.65M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 43% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3485th and 4898th ($1628 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 899th and 3542nd 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
$7.94
$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$13865

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1081
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1079
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1467
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1490
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1478
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1383
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1312
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1085
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1445
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1521
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$758
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1220
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1533
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1673
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1428
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1843
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1550
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1698
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$834
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1970
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1455
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1974
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1419
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1594
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1054
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1391
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1492
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1403
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1525
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1179
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1597