Riyadh vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Riyadh	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1627	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3576	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$931	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$1463	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2496	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	73	75
😀 Quality of life	80	68
🏙️ Population	7.01M	3.01M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 195% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3418th and 8275th ($1627 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 759th and 4631st 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	$7.98	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.34	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.73	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$451	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$9160

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502