Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 90.9% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 16.8% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
|
pay 60.1% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$33,280.09
SAR125,004.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
|
pay 22.3% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$74.70
SAR280.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$782.38
SAR2,938.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$81.80
SAR307.26
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$360.22
SAR1,353.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$10,375.93
SAR38,973.40
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$101.01
SAR379.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$52.20
SAR196.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$54.44
SAR204.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$107.53
SAR403.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$89.80
SAR337.28
|
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