Riyadh vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$933
🏠 One person rent
$936
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$267
😷 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 145% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 3485th and 7534th ($1628 vs $663) 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 17th in India, while ranked 899th and 5942nd 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
$7.94
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$877

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$821
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$938
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$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298