Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 0.8% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Riyadh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$8.00
SAR30.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$8.00
SAR30.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 48.4% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Riyadh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$4.02
SAR15.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$6.57
SAR24.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$2.66
SAR9.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$27.82
SAR104.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,054.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$16.80
SAR63.03
|
|
pay 54.9% more for housing
Bridgetown
|
Riyadh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$75.45
SAR283.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,314.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$771.57
SAR2,895.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$71.19
SAR267.13
|
|
pay 67.3% more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$398.81
SAR1,496.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,372.18
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$7.47
SAR28.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$107.87
SAR404.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$17.33
SAR65.03
|
|
pay 15.5% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$54.05
SAR202.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$58.60
SAR219.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$107.57
SAR403.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$98.29
SAR368.79
|
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