Cost of living comparison

 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
compared to
 Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 27.1% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants
pay 3.1 times more in Bucharest
Groceries
pay 6.5% less in Bucharest
Transportation
pay 5.7% more in Bucharest
Housing
pay 31.0% less in Bucharest
Childcare
pay 24.6% more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.1% less in Bucharest
Clothing
pay 5.2% more in Bucharest

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, and clothing in Bucharest are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bucharest. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

Bucharest vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Riyadh, you would:

pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

 
Riyadh
Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.39
SAR31.47
$11.85
RON52.79
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.99
SAR29.97
$7.54
RON33.59
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
SAR2.86
$2.00
RON8.90

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pay 6.5% less for groceries

 
Riyadh
Bucharest
Bread
1 loaf
$1.24
SAR4.64
$1.17
RON5.23
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.91
SAR14.67
$4.52
RON20.15
Milk (1 gallon) $6.64
SAR24.92
$6.34
RON28.25

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pay 5.7% more for transportation

 
Riyadh
Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.31
SAR8.67
$6.09
RON27.14
Monthly public transit pass $37.27
SAR139.85
$17.24
RON76.78
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,280.09
SAR124,863.22
$26,003.12
RON115,828.28

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pay 31.0% less for housing

 
Riyadh
Bucharest
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$74.70
SAR280.25
$9.35
RON41.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,116.87
SAR4,190.37
$601.94
RON2,681.27
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $782.38
SAR2,935.42
$397.23
RON1,769.42

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pay 24.6% more for childcare

 
Riyadh
Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $360.22
SAR1,351.50
$527.95
RON2,351.70
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,375.93
SAR38,929.35
$10,631.65
RON47,357.62

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pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Riyadh
Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.13
SAR7.99
$3.23
RON14.40
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.25
SAR15.95
$3.17
RON14.11
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.45
SAR27.97
$5.98
RON26.63

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

 
Riyadh
Bucharest
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.20
SAR195.87
$78.42
RON349.29
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.44
SAR204.25
$39.68
RON176.74
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.53
SAR403.44
$85.94
RON382.83

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