Riyadh vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1386
🏠 One person rent
$946
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
70
76
😀 Quality of life
78
65
🏙️ Population
7.01M
3.01M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 197% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 3529th and 8392nd ($1632 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 879th and 5172nd 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
$8.06
$1.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$2309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$8.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$26.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$2.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$72.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$9112

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$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493