Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 39.8% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 75.5% more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF750
|
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$33,280.09
SAR125,004.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
|
pay 10.8% more for housing
|
Moroni
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$74.70
SAR280.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$782.38
SAR2,938.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$81.80
SAR307.26
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$360.22
SAR1,353.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$10,375.93
SAR38,973.40
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$101.01
SAR379.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$52.20
SAR196.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$54.44
SAR204.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$107.53
SAR403.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$89.80
SAR337.28
|
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