Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 95.7% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
$20.00
ISK2,753
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
$18.02
ISK2,480
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$3.15
ISK434
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
$2.19
ISK301
|
|
pay 95.1% more for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
$3.61
ISK497
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
$7.76
ISK1,068
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
$6.40
ISK882
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
$5.76
ISK792
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
$9.45
ISK1,300
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
$1.40
ISK193
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
$2.22
ISK306
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$1.43
ISK197
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
$0.93
ISK129
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
$8.50
ISK1,170
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
$74.95
ISK10,318
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,280.09
SAR125,004.49
|
$42,450.45
ISK5,843,304
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
$24.05
ISK3,311
|
|
pay 41.6% more for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.70
SAR280.57
|
$69.87
ISK9,617
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.11
|
$1,971.17
ISK271,332
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$782.38
SAR2,938.74
|
$1,803.44
ISK248,243
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.80
SAR307.26
|
$53.95
ISK7,427
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$360.22
SAR1,353.03
|
$252.14
ISK34,707
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,375.93
SAR38,973.40
|
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
|
pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
$10.81
ISK1,488
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
$5.31
ISK730
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
$12.25
ISK1,686
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.01
SAR379.42
|
$69.95
ISK9,628
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
$14.77
ISK2,034
|
|
pay 64.4% more for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.20
SAR196.09
|
$108.97
ISK15,000
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.44
SAR204.48
|
$49.72
ISK6,844
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.53
SAR403.89
|
$151.85
ISK20,903
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.80
SAR337.28
|
$194.16
ISK26,726
|
|
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