Riyadh vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$996
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
71
40
😀 Quality of life
74
51
🏙️ Population
7.01M
5.94M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 103% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2922nd and 6358th ($1642 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and India, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 1210th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$1785

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$1013
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$860
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$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
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$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361