Riyadh vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$4650
🏠 One person rent
$936
$1138
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$1898
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$3202
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
70
86
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
7.01M
518K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 16% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 3485th and 2172nd ($1628 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 131st 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 1.6 months in Sheffield. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 899th and 175th 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
$7.94
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$6.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$24916

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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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1604
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1559
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1863
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1710
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1831
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1847
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1894
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1880
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1961
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1689
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2039
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1975
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1827
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1748
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1990
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1838
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2043
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2025
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1993
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1945
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1411
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1784
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1808
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1832
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1987
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2012
68 km or 42 mi York
$1919
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1501
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1887
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1694
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2022
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1870