Riyadh vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$3949
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$1718
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$1578
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
70
19
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
7.01M
955K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 8% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 3529th and 2952nd ($1632 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Saudi Arabia and Spain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 879th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$6610

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$793
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$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi La Orotava
$1694
17 km or 11 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1750
37 km or 23 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1615
41 km or 26 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1654
112 km or 69 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1531
116 km or 72 mi Las Palmas
$1540
269 km or 167 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1332
272 km or 169 mi Corralejo
$1697
308 km or 191 mi Arrecife
$1388
358 km or 222 mi Laayoune
$635
487 km or 302 mi Canico
$1628
488 km or 303 mi Funchal
$1682
488 km or 303 mi Camara de Lobos
$1622
490 km or 305 mi Santa Cruz
$1627
495 km or 307 mi Machico
$1629
715 km or 444 mi Taghazout
$617
721 km or 448 mi Agadir
$647
726 km or 451 mi Ait Melloul
$599
751 km or 467 mi Essaouira
$692
837 km or 520 mi Safi
$539
911 km or 566 mi Marrakesh
$769
951 km or 591 mi El Jadida
$558
1041 km or 647 mi Casablanca
$953
1061 km or 659 mi Khouribga
$513
1065 km or 662 mi Mohammedia
$732
1082 km or 672 mi Beni Mellal
$482
1116 km or 694 mi Temara
$671
1128 km or 701 mi Rabat
$773
1131 km or 703 mi Sale
$598
1135 km or 705 mi Nouakchott
$659
1161 km or 721 mi Kenitra
$612
1223 km or 760 mi Meknes
$589
1230 km or 764 mi Lagos
$1772
1241 km or 771 mi Portimao
$1432
1245 km or 774 mi Lagoa
$1510
1251 km or 777 mi Silves
$1545
1253 km or 779 mi Albufeira
$1979
1266 km or 787 mi Faro
$1471
1271 km or 790 mi Loule
$1581
1272 km or 791 mi Olhao
$1490