Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 15.7% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
|
Georgetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.88
GYD2,475.37
|
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
GYD1,782.27
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
GYD252.49
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
GYD148.52
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
|
Georgetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
GYD417.99
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
GYD1,116.16
|
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.31
GYD2,565.49
|
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
GYD709.61
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
GYD547.65
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
GYD371.45
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
GYD250.90
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
GYD353.86
|
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
GYD426.27
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GYD147.23
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
GYD194.03
|
$0.64
SAR2.42
|
|
pay 14.6% more for transportation
|
Georgetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
GYD833.96
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.51
GYD5,940.89
|
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,680.67
GYD3,267,488.48
|
$33,280.09
SAR125,010.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.99
GYD6,039.90
|
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
|
pay 78.9% more for housing
|
Georgetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.18
GYD12,748.16
|
$74.70
SAR280.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$617.07
GYD128,583.94
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.14
GYD58,583.76
|
$782.38
SAR2,938.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.00
GYD12,711.03
|
$81.80
SAR307.27
|
|
pay 57.1% less for childcare
|
Georgetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$876.83
GYD182,711.38
|
$360.22
SAR1,353.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,225.94
GYD4,839,749.86
|
$10,375.93
SAR38,975.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
GYD445.57
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
GYD808.62
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
GYD455.47
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
GYD8,086.21
|
$101.01
SAR379.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
GYD1,237.69
|
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
|
pay 20.3% more for clothing
|
Georgetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.01
GYD7,921.18
|
$52.20
SAR196.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.27
GYD10,891.63
|
$54.44
SAR204.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.63
GYD17,426.61
|
$107.53
SAR403.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
GYD16,832.52
|
$89.80
SAR337.30
|
|
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