Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 40.8% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Amman, you would:
pay 17.2% more for restaurants
|
Amman
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
JOD0.340
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 47.4% more for groceries
|
Amman
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.39
JOD2.400
|
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.58
JOD3.960
|
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
JOD1.450
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
JOD1.820
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
JOD0.520
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
JOD0.500
|
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
JOD0.290
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
JOD0.250
|
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
|
Amman
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
JOD3.890
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.31
JOD30.000
|
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,384.29
JOD18,000.000
|
$33,280.09
SAR125,004.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.85
JOD8.400
|
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Amman
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.80
JOD24.680
|
$74.70
SAR280.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$440.45
JOD312.320
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.09
JOD196.480
|
$782.38
SAR2,938.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.55
JOD52.160
|
$81.80
SAR307.26
|
|
pay 73.5% more for childcare
|
Amman
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.75
JOD169.300
|
$360.22
SAR1,353.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,288.39
JOD3,750.000
|
$10,375.93
SAR38,973.40
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Amman
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.35
JOD4.500
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
JOD2.860
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.15
JOD41.230
|
$101.01
SAR379.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
JOD8.000
|
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
|
Amman
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.45
JOD45.700
|
$52.20
SAR196.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.44
JOD35.770
|
$54.44
SAR204.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.69
JOD77.780
|
$107.53
SAR403.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.79
JOD60.120
|
$89.80
SAR337.28
|
|
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