Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 62.0% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$19.00
₪70.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$13.57
₪50.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$2.42
₪8.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$1.87
₪6.91
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$2.46
₪9.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$6.58
₪24.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$6.91
₪25.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$3.76
₪13.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$4.71
₪17.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.35
₪5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.90
₪3.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.75
₪2.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.86
₪3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 79.1% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$7.37
₪27.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$61.07
₪226.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$36,639.14
₪135,731.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$10.20
₪37.80
|
|
pay 15.6% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$24.22
₪89.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$1,522.86
₪5,641.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$1,068.33
₪3,957.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$113.43
₪420.23
|
|
pay 39.3% more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$754.83
₪2,796.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$9,851.86
₪36,496.80
|
|
pay 46.6% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$7.60
₪28.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$3.74
₪13.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$9.36
₪34.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$82.87
₪306.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$12.21
₪45.24
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$91.11
₪337.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$63.33
₪234.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$114.38
₪423.71
|
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