Riyadh vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Riyadh	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1627	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3576	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$931	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1463	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2496	$1533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	73	18
😀 Quality of life	80	66
🏙️ Population	7.01M	955K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 5% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 3418th and 3094th ($1627 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Saudi Arabia and Spain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 759th and 5034th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Tenerife

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	Riyadh	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.98	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.06	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.24	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1807	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1160	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.6	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.34	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.73	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.22	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.9	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.99	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$451	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$6640

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Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401