Cost of living comparison
compared to
Riyadh vs. Tempe Cost of Living Summary
Riyadh is 21.1% cheaper than Tempe.
Riyadh vs. Tempe Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Tempe, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
|
Tempe
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.17
|
$8.00
SAR29.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
|
$8.00
SAR29.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
|
$0.75
SAR2.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$0.29
SAR1.08
|
|
Tempe vs. Riyadh - Cost of restaurants
pay 31.3% less for groceries
|
Tempe
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$1.31
SAR4.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
|
$4.27
SAR15.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
|
$6.23
SAR23.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.83
|
$2.81
SAR10.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
|
$4.67
SAR17.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$1.03
SAR3.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.76
SAR2.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.82
SAR3.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$0.70
SAR2.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.58
SAR2.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.66
SAR2.45
|
|
Tempe vs. Riyadh - Cost of groceries
pay 11.1% less for transportation
|
Tempe
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
|
$2.31
SAR8.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$61.00
|
$37.33
SAR137.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,113.30
|
$33,328.67
SAR123K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.69
|
$18.40
SAR68.00
|
|
Tempe vs. Riyadh - Cost of transportation
pay 40.6% less for housing
|
Tempe
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.95
|
$74.49
SAR275.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,900.00
|
$1,119.84
SAR4,138.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,750.00
|
$846.11
SAR3,127.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.17
|
$82.07
SAR303.34
|
|
Tempe vs. Riyadh - Cost of housing
pay 47.4% less for childcare
|
Tempe
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,091.67
|
$461.83
SAR1,706.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,605.00
|
$9,810.75
SAR36,260.39
|
|
Tempe vs. Riyadh - Cost of childcare
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tempe
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$1.87
SAR6.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.38
|
$4.10
SAR15.16
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.49
|
$7.33
SAR27.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$104.43
SAR385.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
|
$15.33
SAR56.66
|
|
Tempe vs. Riyadh - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 18.1% more for clothing
|
Tempe
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.12
|
$59.01
SAR218.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.50
|
$64.27
SAR237.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.00
|
$110.52
SAR408.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
|
$98.25
SAR363.14
|
|
Tempe vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing
The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you.
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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