Riyadh vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riyadh	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1637	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3629	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$944	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$1530	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	26
😀 Quality of life	78	57
🏙️ Population	7.01M	88.3K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 103% more expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 2911th and 6407th ($1637 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Fiji, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 733rd and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Suva

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	Riyadh	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2174	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.4	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.4	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2485	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.19	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.8	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10598	$13954

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$810
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$977
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$660
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1002
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$659
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$644
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$647
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1946
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1652
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1968
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1736
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1401
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1652
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1506
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1411
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1182
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1418
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1011
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$669
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1433
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1144
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1457
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1253
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1607
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751