Cost of living comparison
London is 2.6 times more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in London instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
$5.65
£4.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
$6.31
£5.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
$4.26
£3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
$1.79
£1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
$7.39
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
$258.31
£204.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,280.09
SAR125,004.49
|
$36,531.14
£28,951.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
$35.26
£27.94
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Riyadh
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.70
SAR280.57
|
$41.63
£32.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.11
|
$2,834.46
£2,246.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$782.38
SAR2,938.74
|
$2,063.73
£1,635.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
SAR307.26
|
$263.90
£209.15
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$360.22
SAR1,353.03
|
$2,333.60
£1,849.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,375.93
SAR38,973.40
|
$27,892.30
£22,105.18
|
|
pay 86.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
$8.27
£6.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
$19.76
£15.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.01
SAR379.42
|
$65.66
£52.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
$16.14
£12.79
|
|
pay 34.0% more for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.20
SAR196.09
|
$96.94
£76.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.44
SAR204.48
|
$50.55
£40.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.53
SAR403.89
|
$114.87
£91.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.80
SAR337.28
|
$135.36
£107.28
|
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