Riyadh vs Yerevan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Yerevan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$2725
🏠 One person rent
$946
$597
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$1030
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
52
😀 Quality of life
78
69
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.11M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 42% more expensive than in Yerevan. Cities ranked 3529th and 4903rd ($1632 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Armenia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Armenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.5 months in Yerevan. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Yerevan ranked 1st in Armenia, while ranked 879th and 4456th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Yerevan

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Riyadh Yerevan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$1170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$823
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
15.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$3242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$4.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$7.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$3.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$91.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$136
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$8146

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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

Cities near Yerevan

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Abovyan
$1057
16 km or 10 mi Ashtarak
$1033
20 km or 13 mi Masis
$1046
40 km or 25 mi Armavir
$981
50 km or 31 mi Igdir
$562
70 km or 44 mi Vanadzor
$728
76 km or 47 mi Spitak
$853
79 km or 49 mi Dogubayazit
$562
88 km or 55 mi Gyumri
$746
126 km or 79 mi Caldiran
$565
129 km or 80 mi Kars
$559
135 km or 84 mi Agri
$560
148 km or 92 mi Marneuli
$740
149 km or 93 mi Gardabani
$698
156 km or 97 mi Rustavi
$655
166 km or 103 mi Ganja
$488
170 km or 106 mi Tbilisi
$1028
172 km or 107 mi Goris
$959
185 km or 115 mi Khoy
$404
196 km or 122 mi Kapan
$953
203 km or 126 mi Gori
$612
209 km or 130 mi Van
$568
215 km or 134 mi Khashuri
$730
222 km or 138 mi Barda
$631
224 km or 139 mi Marand
$489
228 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
251 km or 156 mi Shaki
$615
268 km or 167 mi Oguz
$634
276 km or 171 mi Kutaisi
$706
277 km or 172 mi Erzurum
$445
279 km or 173 mi Tabriz
$508
286 km or 178 mi Bitlis
$575
290 km or 180 mi Ahar
$550
291 km or 181 mi Batumi
$840
297 km or 185 mi Urmia
$503
298 km or 185 mi Hakkari
$566
305 km or 190 mi Mus
$566
309 km or 192 mi Senaki
$842
315 km or 196 mi Vladikavkaz
$841
342 km or 212 mi Siirt
$588