Phoenix vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Phoenix Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2390
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5218
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$1517
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4557
$2566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
69
71
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
1.61M
7.01M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 46% more expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 864th and 2922nd ($2390 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Phoenix ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 127th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Phoenix Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.1
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$5.32
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1436
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2542
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2085
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.3
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3451
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2894
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$105
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.7
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$977
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10488
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561