Cost of living comparison

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Riyadh is 18.9% more expensive than Port Of Spain.

If you lived in Riyadh instead of Port Of Spain, you would:

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pay 23.6% less for restaurants

 
Port Of Spain
Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.24
TTD69.22
$8.39
SAR31.50
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.31
TTD49.44
$7.99
SAR30.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.98
TTD6.63
$0.76
SAR2.87

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pay 32.4% less for groceries

 
Port Of Spain
Riyadh
Bread
1 loaf
$2.57
TTD17.39
$1.24
SAR4.65
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.93
TTD26.56
$3.91
SAR14.69
Milk (1 gallon) $9.37
TTD63.34
$6.64
SAR24.95

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pay 13.5% less for transportation

 
Port Of Spain
Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.10
TTD27.72
$2.31
SAR8.68
Monthly public transit pass $96.55
TTD652.67
$37.27
SAR140.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
$33,280.09
SAR125,010.25

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pay 60.2% more for housing

 
Port Of Spain
Riyadh
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$57.56
TTD389.13
$74.70
SAR280.58
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $638.18
TTD4,314.06
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.31
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $426.67
TTD2,884.28
$782.38
SAR2,938.88

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pay 88.4% more for childcare

 
Port Of Spain
Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $229.42
TTD1,550.84
$360.22
SAR1,353.09
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
$10,375.93
SAR38,975.20

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pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Port Of Spain
Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.76
TTD11.87
$2.13
SAR8.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
TTD24.11
$4.25
SAR15.96
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.85
TTD39.56
$7.45
SAR28.00

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pay 3.3% more for clothing

 
Port Of Spain
Riyadh
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.89
TTD377.84
$52.20
SAR196.10
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.64
TTD274.69
$54.44
SAR204.49
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.84
TTD708.71
$107.53
SAR403.91

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