Riyadh vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1642
🏠 One person rent
$946
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
70
22
😀 Quality of life
78
51
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.99M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 161% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 3529th and 7752nd ($1632 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.2 months in Urfa. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Urfa ranked 33rd in Turkey, while ranked 879th and 6642nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Urfa

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Riyadh Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$2.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$8142

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310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$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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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$599
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$654
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$597
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$591
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$571
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$580
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$492
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$598
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$550
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$568
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$585
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$595
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$545
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$524
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$539
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$547
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$581
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$476
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$597
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$622
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$344
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$552
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$560
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$533
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$569
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$622
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$600
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$621
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$618
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$588
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$390
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$446
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$599
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$583
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$761