Riyadh vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$9099
🏠 One person rent
$936
$2413
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$4235
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$926
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$8550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
82
😀 Quality of life
78
97
🏙️ Population
7.01M
452K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 58% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3485th and 11th ($1628 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 899th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Zurich

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Riyadh Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$10
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$136
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$26431

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3231
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3264
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3441
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3267
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3312
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3519
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4491
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3286
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2641
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2611
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1679
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2644
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3288
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2638
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3321
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3199
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1703
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1751
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2986
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1807
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1695
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$3120
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1784
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1533
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3587
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1582
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1700
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3034
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1385
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1507
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$2091
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2459
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3117