Albuquerque vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$2496
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	27	73
😀 Quality of life	84	80
🏙️ Population	565K	7.01M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 21% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2114th and 3418th ($1964 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th and 1st in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 484th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Riyadh

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	Albuquerque	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$9818

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463