Riyadh vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riyadh	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1637	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3629	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$944	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1530	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	74
😀 Quality of life	78	63
🏙️ Population	7.01M	3.01M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 198% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 2911th and 8233rd ($1637 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 733rd and 4691st 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	$9.31	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2174	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.4	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2485	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.19	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.8	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10598	$5490

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508