Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 23.8% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 7.5% less for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$8.39
SAR31.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$7.99
SAR29.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$0.76
SAR2.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 20.3% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$3.91
SAR14.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
$6.64
SAR24.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.63
SAR9.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$37.27
SAR139.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,804.330
|
$33,280.09
SAR124,947.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
$16.70
SAR62.68
|
|
pay 80.0% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
$74.70
SAR280.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.760
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,193.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.580
|
$782.38
SAR2,937.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
$81.80
SAR307.12
|
|
pay 13.5% more for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.960
|
$360.22
SAR1,352.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.360
|
$10,375.93
SAR38,955.70
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$7.45
SAR27.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.860
|
$101.01
SAR379.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$15.97
SAR59.97
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
$52.20
SAR196.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
$54.44
SAR204.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.620
|
$107.53
SAR403.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
$89.80
SAR337.13
|
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