Cost of living comparison

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Riyadh vs. Yerevan Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 30.3% more expensive than Yerevan.

Restaurants
pay 28.1% less in Riyadh
Groceries
pay 27.6% more in Riyadh
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Riyadh
Housing
pay 66.0% more in Riyadh
Childcare
pay 5.6% more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports
pay 61.7% more in Riyadh
Clothing
pay 29.0% less in Riyadh

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

Riyadh vs. Yerevan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 28.1% less for restaurants

 
Yerevan
Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.57
AMD4,617.62
$8.39
SAR31.50
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.00
AMD3,591.48
$7.99
SAR30.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.99
AMD396.20
$0.76
SAR2.87

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pay 27.6% more for groceries

 
Yerevan
Riyadh
Bread
1 loaf
$0.86
AMD344.49
$1.24
SAR4.65
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.04
AMD1,609.84
$3.91
SAR14.68
Milk (1 gallon) $6.24
AMD2,489.46
$6.64
SAR24.95

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Yerevan
Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.29
AMD2,111.00
$2.31
SAR8.68
Monthly public transit pass $12.86
AMD5,130.69
$37.27
SAR139.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,864.95
AMD12,313,662.15
$33,280.09
SAR124,986.99

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pay 66.0% more for housing

 
Yerevan
Riyadh
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.21
AMD8,862.35
$74.70
SAR280.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $931.30
AMD371,544.31
$1,116.87
SAR4,194.52
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $625.77
AMD249,651.72
$782.38
SAR2,938.33

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pay 5.6% more for childcare

 
Yerevan
Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $374.24
AMD149,303.15
$360.22
SAR1,352.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,037.50
AMD3,605,538.44
$10,375.93
SAR38,967.94

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pay 61.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Yerevan
Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.06
AMD820.91
$2.13
SAR8.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.76
AMD1,500.96
$4.25
SAR15.96
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.57
AMD1,026.14
$7.45
SAR28.00

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

 
Yerevan
Riyadh
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$111.12
AMD44,330.66
$52.20
SAR196.06
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$63.96
AMD25,515.30
$54.44
SAR204.45
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$139.93
AMD55,823.88
$107.53
SAR403.84

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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: January 2025
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