Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 22.1% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Castries, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
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Castries
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.39
SAR31.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.99
SAR29.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.76
SAR2.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$3.91
SAR14.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.64
SAR24.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$2.63
SAR9.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.27
SAR139.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$33,280.09
SAR124,947.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.70
SAR62.68
|
|
pay 55.1% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$74.70
SAR280.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,193.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$782.38
SAR2,937.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$81.80
SAR307.12
|
|
pay 98.0% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$360.22
SAR1,352.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,375.93
SAR38,955.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$7.45
SAR27.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$101.01
SAR379.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$15.97
SAR59.97
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$52.20
SAR196.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$54.44
SAR204.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$107.53
SAR403.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$89.80
SAR337.13
|
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