Russia vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Russia Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$310
$651
🏘️ Family rent
$594
$1018
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$51
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$632
$2163
💸 GDP per capita
$15271
$30448
😃 Human freedom index
5.81
4.53
❤️ Life expectancy
69.4
76.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
52
🌐 English speaking %
3.5%
55%
🎓 Higher education
85
80
😀 Quality of life
44
62
🏙️ Population
147M
33M

The average cost of living in Russia ($652) is 48% less expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1244). Russia ranked 143rd vs 46th for Saudi Arabia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Russia compared to 1.7 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 107th and 56th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Russia vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for Russia and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 122 and 22 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Russia Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.41
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$358
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$478
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.94
$73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2325
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1510
$1193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.49
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.57
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.03
$3.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.16
$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$3.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.2
$96.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.37
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.4
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6135
$7884

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K

In Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1642
7.01M
Jeddah
$1100
4.7M
Mecca
$1032
1.68M
Dammam
$1005
903K
Medina
$892
1.18M
Tabuk
$1000
513K
Qatif
$868
625K
Unaizah
$1013
250K
Jubail
$910
379K
Yanbu
$844
299K
Al-Mubarraz
$768
299K
Abha
$923
236K
Dhahran
$959
138K
Ha'il
$996
311K
Ar Rass
$860
92.5K
Bareq
$920
75.4K
Najran
$1047
72K
Al Wajh
$879
50K
Bisha
$938
31.5K
Sakakah
$854
33.2K
As Sulayyil
$1085
8.21K
Dumat al-Jandal
$857
7.61K