Memphis vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$2284
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	66	70
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	633K	7.01M

The cost of living in Memphis is 18% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2305th and 3485th ($1917 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 311th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Riyadh

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	Memphis	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$10912

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

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