Memphis vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Memphis	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1874	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4389	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$1092	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$1592	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3516	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	67	72
😀 Quality of life	87	78
🏙️ Population	633K	7.01M

The cost of living in Memphis is 14% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 2179th and 2911th ($1874 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1817th 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Memphis ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 279th and 733rd 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	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.47	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$976	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1292	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1489	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1490	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.63	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27369	$10598

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$969
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$861
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$1068
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1056
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$901
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$897
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1223
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1243
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1779
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1709
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$846
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$736
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$551
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$547
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$904
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$905
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$546
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1215
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$557
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$536
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$597
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$979
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$589
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$683
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$902
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$547
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$529