Riyadh vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$4538
🏠 One person rent
$946
$1129
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$1921
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$3744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
33
😀 Quality of life
78
84
🏙️ Population
7.01M
543K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 15% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 3529th and 2278th ($1632 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 879th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Tucson

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Riyadh Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$6.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$15659

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$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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16 km or 9.9 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
23 km or 14 mi Oro Valley
$2050
26 km or 16 mi Marana
$2089
33 km or 20 mi Sahuarita
$2059
97 km or 60 mi Nogales
$2110
97 km or 60 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
100 km or 62 mi Nogales
$776
101 km or 62 mi Florence
$2444
106 km or 66 mi Casa Grande
$2366
133 km or 83 mi Queen Creek
$3022
140 km or 87 mi Maricopa
$2227
145 km or 90 mi Apache Junction
$2490
148 km or 92 mi Chandler
$2396
149 km or 93 mi Gilbert
$2381
157 km or 98 mi Mesa
$2298
164 km or 102 mi Agua Prieta
$863
164 km or 102 mi Tempe
$2435
169 km or 105 mi Scottsdale
$2471
171 km or 106 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
181 km or 112 mi Phoenix
$2357
189 km or 118 mi Avondale
$2359
190 km or 118 mi Goodyear
$2338
193 km or 120 mi Glendale
$1961
195 km or 121 mi Peoria
$2345
201 km or 125 mi Buckeye
$2324
202 km or 126 mi El Mirage
$2312
204 km or 126 mi Caborca
$890
206 km or 128 mi Surprise
$2353
295 km or 183 mi Prescott Valley
$2317
295 km or 183 mi Prescott
$2316
337 km or 210 mi Flagstaff
$2589
347 km or 216 mi Hermosillo
$1087
350 km or 217 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$896
350 km or 217 mi Yuma
$1764
361 km or 225 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$978
362 km or 225 mi San Luis
$1919
376 km or 233 mi Blythe
$2798
391 km or 243 mi Las Cruces
$1641
403 km or 250 mi Lake Havasu
$1993
419 km or 260 mi Gallup
$2190