Mesa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mesa Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5392
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$1358
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$2389
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$688
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4087
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
68
70
😀 Quality of life
88
78
🏙️ Population
504K
7.01M

The cost of living in Mesa is 41% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1311th and 3485th ($2293 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1104th 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 1.8 months in Mesa compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Mesa ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 304th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mesa Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.93
$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
$1336
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1077
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2471
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1979
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$78.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.11%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2959
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3476
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.64
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.69
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.98
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1190
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15526
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2378
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2463
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2509
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2367
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$2988
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2423
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2482
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$1974
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2366
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2243
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2343
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2296
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2346
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2454
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2374
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2318
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2089
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2060
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2321
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$1933
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2070
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2573
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2153
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$771
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2818
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1767
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$1865
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1924
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$876
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$863
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1835
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2817
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$994

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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