Mesa vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$3629
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$944
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	67	72
😀 Quality of life	73	78
🏙️ Population	504K	7.01M

The cost of living in Mesa is 47% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 933rd and 2911th ($2413 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1561st and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Riyadh

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	Mesa	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$10598

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913

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