Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 3.5 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
$0.64
SAR2.42
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
$33,280.09
SAR125,010.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
$74.70
SAR280.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
$782.38
SAR2,938.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
$81.80
SAR307.27
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
$360.22
SAR1,353.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
$10,375.93
SAR38,975.20
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
$101.01
SAR379.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
|
pay 32.0% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
$52.20
SAR196.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
$54.44
SAR204.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
$107.53
SAR403.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
$89.80
SAR337.30
|
|
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