Riyadh vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$3931
🏠 One person rent
$936
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$1591
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
70
19
😀 Quality of life
78
68
🏙️ Population
7.01M
955K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 6% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 3485th and 3058th ($1628 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 75th in Spain, while ranked 899th and 4533rd 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
$7.94
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$7249

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi La Orotava
$1668
17 km or 11 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1727
37 km or 23 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1608
41 km or 26 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1642
112 km or 69 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1534
116 km or 72 mi Las Palmas
$1508
269 km or 167 mi Puerto del Rosario
$1332
272 km or 169 mi Corralejo
$1653
308 km or 191 mi Arrecife
$1354
358 km or 222 mi Laayoune
$627
487 km or 302 mi Canico
$1606
488 km or 303 mi Funchal
$1662
488 km or 303 mi Camara de Lobos
$1603
490 km or 305 mi Santa Cruz
$1607
495 km or 307 mi Machico
$1608
715 km or 444 mi Taghazout
$619
721 km or 448 mi Agadir
$648
726 km or 451 mi Ait Melloul
$604
751 km or 467 mi Essaouira
$649
837 km or 520 mi Safi
$546
911 km or 566 mi Marrakesh
$790
951 km or 591 mi El Jadida
$555
1041 km or 647 mi Casablanca
$953
1061 km or 659 mi Khouribga
$526
1065 km or 662 mi Mohammedia
$734
1082 km or 672 mi Beni Mellal
$499
1116 km or 694 mi Temara
$639
1128 km or 701 mi Rabat
$797
1131 km or 703 mi Sale
$579
1135 km or 705 mi Nouakchott
$653
1161 km or 721 mi Kenitra
$597
1223 km or 760 mi Meknes
$586
1230 km or 764 mi Lagos
$1752
1241 km or 771 mi Portimao
$1388
1245 km or 774 mi Lagoa
$1467
1251 km or 777 mi Silves
$1492
1253 km or 779 mi Albufeira
$1913
1266 km or 787 mi Faro
$1455
1271 km or 790 mi Loule
$1544
1272 km or 791 mi Olhao
$1469