Phoenix vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2369
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5226
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$1477
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$2396
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$590
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4699
$2861
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
71
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
1.61M
7.01M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 49% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 973rd and 3292nd ($2369 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Phoenix ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 119th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.5
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.8
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$5.77
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1190
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2431
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1985
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3520
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2938
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.88
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.9
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.4
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.6
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1116
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10377
$10359

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1989
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2588
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2201
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2430
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2287
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2416
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2518
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2446
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2339
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2414
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2372
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2338
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2422
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2291
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2313
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2484
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2052
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2040
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1954
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2268
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2026
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2638
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1792
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1886
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$1986
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$786
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1928
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1842
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$758
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2643
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$955
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2657

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489