Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 71.3% more expensive than Baku.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Baku, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 74.2% more for groceries
|
Baku
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.64
SAR2.42
|
|
pay 81.2% more for transportation
|
Baku
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$33,280.09
SAR125,010.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Baku
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$74.70
SAR280.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$782.38
SAR2,938.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$81.80
SAR307.27
|
|
pay 61.2% more for childcare
|
Baku
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$360.22
SAR1,353.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$10,375.93
SAR38,975.20
|
|
pay 90.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$101.01
SAR379.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
|
pay 7.5% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$52.20
SAR196.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$54.44
SAR204.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$107.53
SAR403.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$89.80
SAR337.30
|
|
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