Riyadh vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Riyadh	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1637	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3629	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$944	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1530	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$4880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	68
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	7.01M	385K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 36% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 2911th and 718th ($1637 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 733rd and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Riyadh	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.31	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.6	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1001	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$748	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2174	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1140	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.4	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.4	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2485	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.2	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.75	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.71	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.19	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.8	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.23	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.23	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$404	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10598	$14045

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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

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265