Riyadh vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$974
🏠 One person rent
$946
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
40
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
7.01M
5.94M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 135% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 3529th and 7286th ($1632 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and India, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 879th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Surat

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Riyadh Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$929

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$793
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$931
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$815
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$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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319