Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 24.4% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 57.8% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Riyadh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 25.2% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
|
pay 17.1% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
|
pay 54.6% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
|
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 0.2% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
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