Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 5.4% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 49.3% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
San Salvador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$10.00
SVC87.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$7.50
SVC65.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 25.1% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
|
pay 19.5% less for housing
Riyadh
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$842.86
SVC7,374.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$635.71
SVC5,562.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$78.66
SVC688.20
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$29.88
SVC261.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 5.1% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
|
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