Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 85.7% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
$21.59
ISK2,967
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
$17.27
ISK2,374
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$2.90
ISK399
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$2.07
ISK285
|
|
pay 95.8% more for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$3.68
ISK506
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.08
|
$7.66
ISK1,052
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.68
|
$6.16
ISK847
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.99
|
$5.91
ISK813
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.33
|
$8.87
ISK1,220
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.53
ISK210
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.97
ISK133
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.91
|
$1.26
ISK173
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.05
|
$2.23
ISK306
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
$1.42
ISK195
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
$8.57
ISK1,179
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.49
|
$66.92
ISK9,198
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,160.62
|
$41,660.67
ISK5,726,259
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.08
|
$23.30
ISK3,202
|
|
pay 39.8% more for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR283.36
|
$68.45
ISK9,408
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,318.10
|
$1,864.13
ISK256,225
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,897.62
|
$1,666.20
ISK229,019
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.37
|
$64.43
ISK8,856
|
|
pay 42.7% less for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,497.72
|
$240.37
ISK33,039
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,408.80
|
$5,984.07
ISK822,511
|
|
pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.51
|
$10.79
ISK1,483
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.48
|
$5.09
ISK699
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.04
|
$11.87
ISK1,632
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR405.12
|
$65.50
ISK9,003
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.09
|
$14.39
ISK1,978
|
|
pay 43.9% more for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.97
|
$103.94
ISK14,287
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR220.08
|
$43.50
ISK5,978
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.99
|
$141.47
ISK19,445
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR369.11
|
$174.65
ISK24,006
|
|
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