Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 42.5% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$1.81
€1.68
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$7.67
€7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$4.36
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 72.7% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$6.78
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
$54.15
€50.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
$14.65
€13.59
|
|
pay 16.3% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
$989.21
€917.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
|
pay 13.4% more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
$543.23
€503.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$3.79
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
$48.46
€44.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
$99.93
€92.71
|
|
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