Phoenix vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5360
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$1407
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$2224
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$643
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4113
$2285
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
71
70
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
1.61M
7.01M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 44% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 1175th and 3529th ($2357 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1001st 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 Phoenix compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Phoenix ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 134th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Riyadh

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Phoenix Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$6.66
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2325
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1811
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.9
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4603
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.33
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.1
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.52
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.21
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.5
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.81
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1456
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18987
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1961
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2471
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2345
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2435
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2312
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2298
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2359
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2338
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2353
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2396
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2381
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$3022
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2490
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2324
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2227
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2366
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2444
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2316
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2317
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2050
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1930
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2589
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2059
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1993
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2798
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1764
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1842
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2110
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$776
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1919
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$978
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1838
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$890
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2777
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1004
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2781

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487