Riyadh vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$5259
🏠 One person rent
$996
$1528
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$2705
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$3089
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
71
80
😀 Quality of life
74
80
🏙️ Population
7.01M
518K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 32% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2922nd and 831st ($1642 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 1210th and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Surrey

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Riyadh Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$7382

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$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
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$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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10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2329
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2034
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2564
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2255
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2529
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1990
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2251
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1760
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1455
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2134
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2445
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2576
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2451
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2585
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2604
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2627
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2663
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2750
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2837
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3118
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2729
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1721
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2728
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2920
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3262
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2974
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2313
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3345
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2758
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2814
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2651