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Riyadh vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 87.2% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% less in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 22.3% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 28.3% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 68.3% more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 73.8% more in Riyadh

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

Riyadh vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riyadh instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 32.4% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.39 SAR31.50	+13.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$7.99 SAR30.00	-4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.76 SAR2.87	-58.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.30 SAR1.12	-79.9%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 22.3% less for groceries

	St. George's	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$1.24 SAR4.65	-26.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 EC$11.68	$3.91 SAR14.68	-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$6.64 SAR24.95	-54.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.63 SAR9.89	-33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$3.80 SAR14.27	+46.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.48 EC$6.70	$1.03 SAR3.88	-58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.78 SAR2.95	-6.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$0.82 SAR3.07	+3.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.76 SAR2.84	-43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 EC$2.54	$0.60 SAR2.25	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$0.64 SAR2.41	-25.4%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 28.3% less for transportation

	St. George's	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 EC$14.01	$2.31 SAR8.68	-55.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$37.27 SAR139.99	+0.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$33,280.09 SAR124,986.99	+33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$199.81 EC$540.00	$16.70 SAR62.70	-91.6%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 68.3% more for housing

	St. George's	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$74.70 SAR280.53	+59.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$1,116.87 SAR4,194.52	+92.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$782.38 SAR2,938.33	+169.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$81.80 SAR307.21	-48.7%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$360.22 SAR1,352.84	+549.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$10,375.93 SAR38,967.94	+345.1%
Average			+447.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.13 SAR8.00	+4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$4.25 SAR15.96	-4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$7.45 SAR28.00	+302.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$101.01 SAR379.37	+173.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$15.97 SAR59.99	+43.9%
Average			+104.0%

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pay 73.8% more for clothing

	St. George's	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$52.20 SAR196.06	+101.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$54.44 SAR204.45	+22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$107.53 SAR403.84	+152.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$89.80 SAR337.24	+18.4%
Average			+73.8%

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