Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.9 times more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in George Town instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
SAR2.42
|
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,280.09
SAR125,010.25
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Riyadh
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.70
SAR280.58
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.31
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$782.38
SAR2,938.88
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
SAR307.27
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$360.22
SAR1,353.09
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,375.93
SAR38,975.20
|
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
|
pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.01
SAR379.44
|
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.20
SAR196.10
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.44
SAR204.49
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.53
SAR403.91
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.80
SAR337.30
|
$146.14
KYD121.30
|
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