Riyadh vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Riyadh	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1642	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3429	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$996	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1477	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2566	$348
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	71	72
😀 Quality of life	74	62
🏙️ Population	7.01M	2.89M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 215% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 2922nd and 8350th ($1642 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 1210th and 5178th 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	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.82	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1149	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.8	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.9	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.3%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.06	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.02	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.27	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.02	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.07	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.95	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$100	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$358	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9649	$5424

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Cities near Riyadh

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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506