Phoenix vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Phoenix Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2445
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5574
$2961
🏠 One person rent
$1561
$748
🏘️ Family rent
$2657
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5009
$2297
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
70
😀 Quality of life
89
74
🏙️ Population
1.61M
7.01M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 80% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 572nd and 3710th ($2445 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th 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 1.7 months in Riyadh. Phoenix ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 147th and 1392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.9
$6.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.8
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.2
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1502
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1269
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2609
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$862
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$266
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$79.6
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.23%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3026
$1755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2539
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.8
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.35
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.79
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.37
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$5.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.23
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.66
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$5.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$143
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$48
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$983
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23726
$7248

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2190
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$1951
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2125
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2185
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2224
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2385
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2296
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2254
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2309
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2447
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2342
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2170
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2164
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2250
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2374
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2207
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2157
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2042
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2063
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$1945
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$1916
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$1888
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1846
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2239
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$1899
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1940
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2498
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1714
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1976
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$1834
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$633
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1816
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$633
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1655
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1801
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$702
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2433
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$772
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2426

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$698
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1022
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$901
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$926
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$962
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$898
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$872
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$772
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1023
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1326
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1194
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1940
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1894
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1380
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$931
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$675
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$663
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$795
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$693
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$536
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$869
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$545
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$935
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$749
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$571
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1471
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$653
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1062
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$727
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$621
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$537
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1897
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$977
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$782
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$668
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$939
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$922
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$673