Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 100.0% more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 55.0% more for restaurants
|
Tashkent
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
UZS64,548.88
|
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS51,365.02
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
UZS7,352.44
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
UZS3,178.84
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 83.6% more for groceries
|
Tashkent
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
UZS6,269.69
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
UZS45,909.84
|
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
UZS53,077.29
|
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
UZS21,582.64
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
UZS22,508.47
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
UZS7,840.35
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
UZS9,855.74
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
UZS12,436.43
|
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
UZS8,311.14
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,762.02
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
UZS2,223.95
|
$0.64
SAR2.42
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Tashkent
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
UZS47,393.14
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.71
UZS137,594.04
|
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,484.77
UZS237,367,610.81
|
$33,280.09
SAR125,010.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.02
UZS38,844.79
|
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Tashkent
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.73
UZS163,466.45
|
$74.70
SAR280.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.57
UZS8,431,233.80
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.70
UZS5,338,126.28
|
$782.38
SAR2,938.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
UZS409,744.86
|
$81.80
SAR307.27
|
|
pay 16.1% more for childcare
|
Tashkent
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.58
UZS3,769,966.86
|
$360.22
SAR1,353.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,476.32
UZS121,687,893.61
|
$10,375.93
SAR38,975.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tashkent
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
UZS14,974.96
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
UZS22,149.23
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,682.51
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.19
UZS605,992.27
|
$101.01
SAR379.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
UZS64,206.27
|
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Tashkent
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.56
UZS687,716.61
|
$52.20
SAR196.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
UZS710,298.54
|
$54.44
SAR204.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.15
UZS1,311,754.94
|
$107.53
SAR403.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.71
UZS1,729,861.29
|
$89.80
SAR337.30
|
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