Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 25.3% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Castries, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 32.5% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$4.02
SAR15.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$6.57
SAR24.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.66
SAR9.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.82
SAR14.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.77
SAR2.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.81
SAR3.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.82
SAR104.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,160.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.80
SAR63.08
|
|
pay 57.2% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$75.45
SAR283.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,318.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$771.57
SAR2,897.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$71.19
SAR267.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$398.81
SAR1,497.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,026.17
SAR41,408.80
|
|
pay 96.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.00
SAR7.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.65
SAR17.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$7.47
SAR28.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$107.87
SAR405.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$17.33
SAR65.09
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$54.05
SAR202.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$58.60
SAR220.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$107.57
SAR403.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$98.29
SAR369.11
|
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