Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 2.2 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 12.9% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH298.99
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH249.16
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.47
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH28.85
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH169.65
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH153.15
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH70.24
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH77.86
|
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.56
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.11
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH27.88
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH36.98
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.10
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH14.78
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH203.66
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH381.22
|
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,220,887.12
|
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH165.44
|
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH229.44
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,033.96
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH12,861.32
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,842.47
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
|
pay 34.8% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,403.86
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH271,229.29
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH49.83
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH52.90
|
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH89.70
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,056.17
|
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH199.33
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,732.10
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,440.60
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,441.74
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,726.58
|
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
|
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