Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 20.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
$4.02
SAR15.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
$6.57
SAR24.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
$2.66
SAR9.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
$3.82
SAR14.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
$0.77
SAR2.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
$0.81
SAR3.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
$27.82
SAR104.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,160.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
$16.80
SAR63.08
|
|
pay 19.0% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
$75.45
SAR283.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,318.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
$771.57
SAR2,897.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
$71.19
SAR267.37
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
$398.81
SAR1,497.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,408.80
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
$2.00
SAR7.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
$4.65
SAR17.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$7.47
SAR28.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
$107.87
SAR405.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$17.33
SAR65.09
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
$54.05
SAR202.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
$58.60
SAR220.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
$107.57
SAR403.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
$98.29
SAR369.11
|
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