Riyadh vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Riyadh	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1586	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3407	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$921	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$1393	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2861	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	71	72
😀 Quality of life	77	62
🏙️ Population	7.01M	3.01M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 184% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3292nd and 8199th ($1586 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 796th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Surabaya

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	Riyadh	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.33	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$726	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1969	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1032	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.1	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.7	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.34%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2212	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.03	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.98	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.43	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.85	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.1	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$373	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10359	$5075

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515