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:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.39 SAR31.48	$11.85 RON51.56	+41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR29.98	$7.54 RON32.81	-5.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 SAR2.86	$2.00 RON8.69	+161.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 SAR1.12	$2.20 RON9.59	+640.8%
Average			+209.5%

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pay 6.5% less for groceries

	Riyadh	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 SAR4.65	$1.17 RON5.11	-5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 SAR14.68	$4.52 RON19.68	+15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 SAR24.94	$6.34 RON27.59	-4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.63 SAR9.89	$3.28 RON14.26	+24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 SAR14.26	$3.09 RON13.44	-18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.88	$0.59 RON2.55	-43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.95	$0.77 RON3.35	-2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$0.75 RON3.27	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.84	$0.88 RON3.83	+16.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.25	$0.51 RON2.21	-15.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 SAR2.41	$0.44 RON1.92	-31.5%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 5.7% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.68	$6.09 RON26.51	+163.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.27 SAR139.91	$17.24 RON74.99	-53.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,280.09 SAR124,919.43	$26,003.12 RON113,126.56	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.70 SAR62.67	$5.82 RON25.31	-65.2%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 31.0% less for housing

	Riyadh	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.70 SAR280.38	$9.35 RON40.70	-87.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,116.87 SAR4,192.26	$601.94 RON2,618.73	-46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$782.38 SAR2,936.74	$397.23 RON1,728.15	-49.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.80 SAR307.05	$130.07 RON565.86	+59.0%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 24.6% more for childcare

	Riyadh	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.22 SAR1,352.11	$527.95 RON2,296.85	+46.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,375.93 SAR38,946.88	$10,631.65 RON46,252.99	+2.5%
Average			+24.6%

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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 RON14.06	+51.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 SAR15.95	$3.17 RON13.78	-25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 SAR27.98	$5.98 RON26.01	-19.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.01 SAR379.16	$49.84 RON216.84	-50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.97 SAR59.96	$8.62 RON37.50	-46.0%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 5.2% more for clothing

	Riyadh	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.20 SAR195.95	$78.42 RON341.14	+50.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.44 SAR204.34	$39.68 RON172.62	-27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.53 SAR403.62	$85.94 RON373.90	-20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.80 SAR337.06	$105.80 RON460.29	+17.8%
Average			+5.2%

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