Riyadh vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$5110
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1348
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$2367
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$3072
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
79
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
7.01M
568K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 27% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 3529th and 1407th ($1632 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Saudi Arabia and Canada, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 879th and 49th 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
$8.06
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$5.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$12497

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$793
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$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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$2457
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$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2361
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2054
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2540
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2240
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2478
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$2034
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2526
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1884
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1865
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2128
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2470
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2710
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2539
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2628
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2641
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2674
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2717
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2734
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2739
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2778
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2737
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1872
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2702
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$3041
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3559
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3154
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2475
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3292
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2915
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2896
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2798