Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 52.0% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$13.91
SEK146.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$9.60
SEK101.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$2.35
SEK24.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$2.03
SEK21.34
|
|
pay 53.2% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$2.73
SEK28.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$5.25
SEK55.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$5.52
SEK58.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.98
|
$4.04
SEK42.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$5.26
SEK55.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.40
SEK14.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.10
SEK11.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.40
SEK14.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$2.00
SEK21.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
$0.70
SEK7.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.81
SEK8.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$6.93
SEK72.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.36
|
$94.59
SEK996.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,018.85
|
$28,656.21
SEK301,752.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.01
|
$27.82
SEK292.96
|
|
pay 13.1% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR283.02
|
$29.19
SEK307.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,313.00
|
$1,509.41
SEK15,894.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,894.20
|
$932.71
SEK9,821.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.06
|
$115.02
SEK1,211.20
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.95
|
$136.93
SEK1,441.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,359.94
|
$6,986.40
SEK73,567.45
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$6.96
SEK73.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$4.14
SEK43.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$6.58
SEK69.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.64
|
$38.94
SEK410.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.01
|
$14.33
SEK150.88
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Stockholm
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.73
|
$78.29
SEK824.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.82
|
$42.00
SEK442.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.52
|
$94.17
SEK991.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.68
|
$140.31
SEK1,477.44
|
|
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