Riyadh vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riyadh	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1637	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3629	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$944	$742
🏘️ Family rent	$1530	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$1698
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	57
😀 Quality of life	78	86
🏙️ Population	7.01M	458K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 16% more expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 2911th and 3823rd ($1637 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Estonia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 733rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Tallinn

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	Riyadh	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2174	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.4	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2485	$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.19	$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.8	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10598	$7151

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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 Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1219
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1816
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1879
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1441
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1671
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1220
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1509
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1486
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1064
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1327
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$933
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1396
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1045
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1286
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1450
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$952
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1495
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1398
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1450
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1355
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$953
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$835
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1391
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1464
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1432
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1254
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1394