Riyadh vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3629
$3415
🏠 One person rent
$944
$980
🏘️ Family rent
$1530
$1469
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
72
18
😀 Quality of life
78
60
🏙️ Population
7.01M
932K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 2% more expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 2911th and 3004th ($1637 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Saudi Arabia and Spain, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 733rd and 5171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2174
$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.4
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2485
$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.8
$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10598
$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi La Orotava
$1558
17 km or 11 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1665
37 km or 23 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1361
41 km or 26 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1371
112 km or 69 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1287
116 km or 72 mi Las Palmas
$1268
269 km or 167 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1196
272 km or 169 mi Corralejo
$1500
308 km or 191 mi Arrecife
$1214
358 km or 222 mi Laayoune
$559
487 km or 302 mi Canico
$1338
488 km or 303 mi Funchal
$1375
488 km or 303 mi Camara de Lobos
$1337
490 km or 305 mi Santa Cruz
$1338
495 km or 307 mi Machico
$1334
715 km or 444 mi Taghazout
$535
721 km or 448 mi Agadir
$540
726 km or 451 mi Ait Melloul
$562
751 km or 467 mi Essaouira
$640
837 km or 520 mi Safi
$489
911 km or 566 mi Marrakesh
$687
951 km or 591 mi El Jadida
$502
1041 km or 647 mi Casablanca
$850
1061 km or 659 mi Khouribga
$435
1065 km or 662 mi Mohammedia
$652
1082 km or 672 mi Beni Mellal
$448
1116 km or 694 mi Temara
$619
1128 km or 701 mi Rabat
$705
1131 km or 703 mi Sale
$536
1135 km or 705 mi Nouakchott
$675
1161 km or 721 mi Kenitra
$558
1223 km or 760 mi Meknes
$486
1230 km or 764 mi Lagos
$1598
1241 km or 771 mi Portimao
$1248
1245 km or 774 mi Lagoa
$1330
1251 km or 777 mi Silves
$1368
1253 km or 779 mi Albufeira
$1950
1266 km or 787 mi Faro
$1263
1271 km or 790 mi Loule
$1415
1272 km or 791 mi Olhao
$1291