Riyadh vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Riyadh	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1627	$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3576	$1428
🏠 One person rent	$931	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1463	$419
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2496	$235
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	49
😀 Quality of life	80	56
🏙️ Population	7.01M	1.57M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 194% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 3418th and 8247th ($1627 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Saudi Arabia and Iran, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 759th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Shiraz

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	Riyadh	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.98	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.34	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.73	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.9	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$451	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$2133

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$530
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$503
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$529
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$477
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$463
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$530
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$453
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$483
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$470
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$545
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$501
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$476
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$459
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$873
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$730
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$930
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$549
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$571
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1237
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1008
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1230
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1201
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$908
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$761
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$530
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1770
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$889
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$719