Cost of living comparison
Avarua is 69.3% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Avarua instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
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Riyadh
|
Avarua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
$8.96
NZ$15.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$2.39
NZ$4.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
$1.79
NZ$3.06
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Avarua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
$3.52
NZ$6.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
$5.97
NZ$10.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
$6.78
NZ$11.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
$5.08
NZ$8.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
$3.79
NZ$6.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
$1.35
NZ$2.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
$0.81
NZ$1.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
$1.63
NZ$2.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
$4.33
NZ$7.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$1.35
NZ$2.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
$1.08
NZ$1.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Avarua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,280.09
SAR125,004.49
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
?? |
pay 51.5% less for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Avarua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.70
SAR280.57
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.11
|
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$782.38
SAR2,938.74
|
$155.28
NZ$264.86
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
SAR307.26
|
$91.34
NZ$155.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Avarua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$360.22
SAR1,353.03
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,375.93
SAR38,973.40
|
?? |
pay 47.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Avarua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
$4.48
NZ$7.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
$3.58
NZ$6.11
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.01
SAR379.42
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
?? | |
pay 5.0% more for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Avarua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.20
SAR196.09
|
$66.89
NZ$114.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.44
SAR204.48
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.53
SAR403.89
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.80
SAR337.28
|
$73.46
NZ$125.30
|
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