Riyadh vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$936
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$859
😷 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 180% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 3485th and 8147th ($1628 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 1.5 months in Urfa. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 899th and 6572nd 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
$7.94
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$9341

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$634
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$609
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$576
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$549
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$596
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$518
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$547
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$608
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$619
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$572
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$565
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$527
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$551
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$537
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$579
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$490
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$640
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$339
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$559
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$557
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$515
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$565
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$594
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$598
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$616
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$601
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$384
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$441
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$597
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$590
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$756