Albuquerque vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Albuquerque	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2029	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$1176	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$2060	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$600	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3981	$2284
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	27	70
😀 Quality of life	83	78
🏙️ Population	565K	7.01M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 25% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1945th and 3485th ($2029 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1522nd 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Albuquerque ranked 168th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 518th and 899th 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	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.6	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2103	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1774	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.8	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2503	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.24	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.34	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.78	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$10912

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2237
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2417
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2212
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2470
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1938
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1776
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1796
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1850
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$1961
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1920
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2367
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1803
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2423
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2548
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1972
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1878
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2293
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2454
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2521
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1933
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2605
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2378
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2293
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2534
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2288
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2509

Cities near Riyadh

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