Riyadh vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$4227
🏠 One person rent
$996
$973
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$1844
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$2637
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
53 km
🎓 Higher education
71
87
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
7.01M
518K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 4% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 2922nd and 2627th ($1642 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 177th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1210th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$9409

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1469
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1392
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1353
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1715
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1601
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1623
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1640
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1574
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1703
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1455
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1652
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$1872
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1793
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1675
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1654
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1966
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1607
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$1819
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$1807
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1795
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1758
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1536
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1526
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1628
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1670
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1711
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1831
68 km or 42 mi York
$1783
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1613
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1761
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$1932
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1751