Riyadh vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$2592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$5929
🏠 One person rent
$996
$1681
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$2827
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$653
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$4846
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
71
69
😀 Quality of life
74
88
🏙️ Population
7.01M
385K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 37% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 2922nd and 545th ($1642 vs $2592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 489th 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 1.6 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 1210th and 180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$1683
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$3244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$2357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$4395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$2397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$5.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$6.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$2.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$26113

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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

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$2426
9 km or 5.6 mi East Lake-Orient Park
$2417
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$2419
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$2396
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$2398
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$1770
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2485
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2611
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2463
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2312
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2298
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2362
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2127
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2420
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2243
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2722
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2053
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2144
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2266
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2523
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2437
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2348
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2231
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$1860
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2390
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1847
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2073
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2380
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2634
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2268
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2475
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2425
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2409
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1917
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2373
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2342
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2343
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2515
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2357