Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 1.3% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
|
Stockholm
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK152.92
|
$8.39
SAR31.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK112.14
|
$7.99
SAR29.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.31
|
$0.76
SAR2.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.50
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
|
Stockholm
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.31
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.39
|
$3.91
SAR14.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.97
|
$6.64
SAR24.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK42.21
|
$2.63
SAR9.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK56.79
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK15.04
|
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.83
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
|
Stockholm
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK73.63
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,039.88
|
$37.27
SAR139.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK315,022.60
|
$33,280.09
SAR124,947.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK304.83
|
$16.70
SAR62.68
|
|
pay 8.8% more for housing
|
Stockholm
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK369.61
|
$74.70
SAR280.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK17,023.83
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,193.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,652.56
|
$782.38
SAR2,937.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,541.19
|
$81.80
SAR307.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Stockholm
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,595.18
|
$360.22
SAR1,352.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK63,208.42
|
$10,375.93
SAR38,955.70
|
|
pay 19.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Stockholm
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK80.54
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK47.14
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.38
|
$7.45
SAR27.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK441.29
|
$101.01
SAR379.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK172.29
|
$15.97
SAR59.97
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
|
Stockholm
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK996.18
|
$52.20
SAR196.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK476.11
|
$54.44
SAR204.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,172.14
|
$107.53
SAR403.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,923.44
|
$89.80
SAR337.13
|
|
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