Cost of living comparison

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

compared to

Victoria, Seychelles

Victoria vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 68.1% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 82.9% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 70.0% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 24.7% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 34.0% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.8% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Victoria

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Victoria are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Victoria. Notably, restaurants and groceries are significantly more expensive in Victoria.

Victoria vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Riyadh, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.39 SAR31.47	$16.76 SCR238.28	+99.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR29.97	$9.71 SCR138.08	+21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 SAR2.86	$2.75 SCR39.17	+261.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 SAR1.12	$2.71 SCR38.56	+811.7%
Average			+298.5%

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pay 82.9% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 SAR4.64	$2.29 SCR32.58	+85.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 SAR14.67	$18.13 SCR257.69	+363.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 SAR24.92	$7.52 SCR106.90	+13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.63 SAR9.89	$3.58 SCR50.83	+35.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 SAR14.26	$3.00 SCR42.63	-21.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.88	$0.97 SCR13.81	-6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.94	$1.10 SCR15.61	+39.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$0.97 SCR13.81	+18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.83	$3.27 SCR46.43	+332.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.25	$0.82 SCR11.69	+37.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 SAR2.41	$0.73 SCR10.38	+13.6%
Average			+82.9%

Riyadh vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.0% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.67	$5.82 SCR82.70	+151.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.27 SAR139.85	$26.82 SCR381.24	-28.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,280.09 SAR124,863.22	$26,617.26 SCR378,422.19	-20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.70 SAR62.64	$46.18 SCR656.58	+176.6%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 24.7% more for housing

	Riyadh	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.70 SAR280.25	$163.87 SCR2,329.80	+119.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,116.87 SAR4,190.37	$979.92 SCR13,931.66	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$782.38 SAR2,935.42	$794.53 SCR11,296.00	+1.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.80 SAR306.91	$73.52 SCR1,045.18	-10.1%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 34.0% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.22 SAR1,351.50	$167.60 SCR2,382.75	-53.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,375.93 SAR38,929.35	$8,868.55 SCR126,085.74	-14.5%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR7.99	$4.07 SCR57.81	+90.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.25 SAR15.95	$5.16 SCR73.39	+21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 SAR27.97	$22.89 SCR325.38	+207.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.01 SAR378.99	$95.81 SCR1,362.13	-5.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.97 SAR59.93	$5.59 SCR79.43	-65.0%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.20 SAR195.87	$68.58 SCR975.05	+31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.44 SAR204.25	$29.30 SCR416.54	-46.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.53 SAR403.44	$73.44 SCR1,044.13	-31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.80 SAR336.90	$76.39 SCR1,086.10	-14.9%
Average			-15.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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