Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 2.6 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 11.9% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.02
SAR15.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.57
SAR24.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.66
SAR9.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.82
SAR14.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
SAR2.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.81
SAR3.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
|
pay 56.8% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.82
SAR104.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,160.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$16.80
SAR63.08
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Freetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$75.45
SAR283.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,318.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$771.57
SAR2,897.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$71.19
SAR267.37
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$398.81
SAR1,497.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,026.17
SAR41,408.80
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.00
SAR7.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.65
SAR17.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.47
SAR28.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$107.87
SAR405.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$17.33
SAR65.09
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$54.05
SAR202.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$58.60
SAR220.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$107.57
SAR403.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$98.29
SAR369.11
|
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