Riyadh vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$2567
🏠 One person rent
$921
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$856
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
71
22
😀 Quality of life
77
58
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.96M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 51% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 3292nd and 5280th ($1586 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Saudi Arabia and Mexico, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tijuana ranked 5th in Mexico, while ranked 796th and 5480th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$8.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$3.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$56.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$2860
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$1715
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$2656

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$922
18 km or 11 mi National
$2877
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$2973
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3346
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2775
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2936
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2799
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2821
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2765
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2853
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2795
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2718
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$2997
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2783
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$2926
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$912
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2767
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2579
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2886
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3006
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2650
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2717
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2828
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2587
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2789
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$3047
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2653
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2644