Riyadh vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$921
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
71
22
😀 Quality of life
77
46
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.99M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 180% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 3292nd and 8124th ($1586 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 2.3 months in Urfa. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 796th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$1501

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705