Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 49.1% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 4.7% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
$0.64
SAR2.42
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
$33,280.09
SAR125,010.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
|
pay 90.2% more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
$74.70
SAR280.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
$782.38
SAR2,938.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
$81.80
SAR307.27
|
|
pay 91.2% more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
$360.22
SAR1,353.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
$10,375.93
SAR38,975.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
$101.01
SAR379.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
$52.20
SAR196.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
$54.44
SAR204.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
$107.53
SAR403.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
$89.80
SAR337.30
|
|
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