Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 13.8% more expensive than Apia.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Apia, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
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Apia
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
|
Apia
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
SAR2.42
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Apia
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,280.09
SAR125,010.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Apia
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$74.70
SAR280.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$782.38
SAR2,938.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$81.80
SAR307.27
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Apia
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$360.22
SAR1,353.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,375.93
SAR38,975.20
|
pay 52.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Apia
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$101.01
SAR379.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
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pay 30.0% more for clothing
|
Apia
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$52.20
SAR196.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$54.44
SAR204.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$107.53
SAR403.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$89.80
SAR337.30
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