Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 4.0% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.27
UYU552.56
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
UYU401.86
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
UYU86.80
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
UYU65.21
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
UYU113.25
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
UYU238.69
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
UYU169.80
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.58
UYU177.41
|
$2.66
SAR9.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
UYU174.70
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
UYU41.96
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU45.53
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
UYU28.35
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
UYU52.77
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU33.13
|
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
UYU31.64
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 39.5% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
UYU290.61
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.69
UYU1,808.37
|
$27.82
SAR104.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,469.18
UYU1,606,046.70
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,018.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.44
UYU869.02
|
$16.80
SAR63.01
|
|
pay 48.4% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.70
UYU1,692.58
|
$75.45
SAR283.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.68
UYU23,650.89
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,313.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.50
UYU17,834.42
|
$771.57
SAR2,894.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.30
UYU4,232.96
|
$71.19
SAR267.06
|
|
pay 15.1% more for childcare
Montevideo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$391.27
UYU15,153.44
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,590.90
UYU332,714.37
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,359.94
|
|
pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
UYU130.60
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
UYU161.98
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.19
UYU200.93
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.70
UYU2,389.39
|
$107.87
SAR404.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.64
UYU411.91
|
$17.33
SAR65.01
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.17
UYU3,918.13
|
$54.05
SAR202.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.13
UYU1,709.27
|
$58.60
SAR219.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.51
UYU4,473.56
|
$107.57
SAR403.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.30
UYU4,620.40
|
$98.29
SAR368.68
|
|
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