Riyadh vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$4660
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$1887
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$3317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
70
86
😀 Quality of life
78
91
🏙️ Population
7.01M
518K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 16% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 3529th and 2232nd ($1632 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 144th in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 879th and 177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Sheffield

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Riyadh Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$24899

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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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1631
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1567
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1558
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1874
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1861
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1882
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1925
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1904
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1991
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1741
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$2002
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1841
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1787
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1733
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1891
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1827
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2080
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2055
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$2033
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1974
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1427
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1818
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1855
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1857
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2079
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2025
68 km or 42 mi York
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1496
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1900
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1674
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2046
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1871