Riyadh vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$996
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$1443
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
71
22
😀 Quality of life
74
48
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.99M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 146% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 2922nd and 7054th ($1642 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Saudi Arabia and Turkey, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 2.2 months in Urfa. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 1210th and 6429th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$4.36
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$5.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$5442

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630