Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 33.2% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 67.3% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Riyadh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.55
|
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
€3.10
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.68
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 25.1% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Riyadh
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.97
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.31
|
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
€4.61
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€6.18
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
€1.74
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.64
SAR2.42
|
|
pay 41.8% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.76
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.51
€83.90
|
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,207.42
€33,755.92
|
$33,280.09
SAR125,010.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.86
€23.84
|
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
|
pay 27.3% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
€45.57
|
$74.70
SAR280.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,189.86
€2,099.58
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,816.26
€1,741.38
|
$782.38
SAR2,938.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.94
€198.41
|
$81.80
SAR307.27
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,377.37
€2,279.35
|
$360.22
SAR1,353.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,444.53
€13,849.03
|
$10,375.93
SAR38,975.20
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
€4.03
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.86
€63.15
|
$101.01
SAR379.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
|
pay 4.4% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Riyadh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.54
€88.73
|
$52.20
SAR196.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.12
€35.59
|
$54.44
SAR204.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
€102.17
|
$107.53
SAR403.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.59
€109.86
|
$89.80
SAR337.30
|
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