Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 42.5% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.08
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.68
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.99
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.33
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.91
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.05
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 72.7% more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.49
|
$54.15
€49.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,160.62
|
$36,133.87
€33,228.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.08
|
$14.65
€13.47
|
|
pay 16.3% more for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR283.36
|
$33.64
€30.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,318.10
|
$1,370.72
€1,260.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,897.62
|
$989.21
€909.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.37
|
$123.32
€113.40
|
|
pay 13.4% more for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,497.72
|
$543.23
€499.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,408.80
|
$9,978.95
€9,176.48
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.51
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.48
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.04
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR405.12
|
$48.46
€44.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.09
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.97
|
$83.95
€77.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR220.08
|
$33.93
€31.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.99
|
$87.19
€80.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR369.11
|
$99.93
€91.90
|
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