Riyadh vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riyadh	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1637	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3629	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$944	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1530	$1137
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$73.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$153
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	11
😀 Quality of life	78	13
🏙️ Population	7.01M	340K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 85% more expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 2911th and 6108th ($1637 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 733rd and 9133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Yamoussoukro

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	Riyadh	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$3.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$6.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2174	$1471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$797
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.4	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2485	$2002
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$1198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.19	$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.8	$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$8.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$9.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10598	$2450

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$937
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$904
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$906
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$882
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$882
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1022
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$916
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$487
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$551
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$999
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$487
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$499
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$588
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$487
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$489
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$729
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$753
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$560
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$1007
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$553
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$523
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$354
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$575
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$632
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$735
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1272
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$733
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$743
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$774
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$647
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$569
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$649