Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 39.9% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$5.53
UAH218.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$5.04
UAH198.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$0.61
UAH23.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$0.59
UAH23.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$3.81
UAH150.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$3.66
UAH144.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$1.72
UAH67.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$1.72
UAH67.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$0.29
UAH11.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.67
UAH26.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.67
UAH26.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.83
UAH32.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.21
UAH8.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.33
UAH13.01
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$5.08
UAH200.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$10.14
UAH400.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,061,893.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$3.91
UAH154.15
|
|
pay 64.9% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$5.56
UAH219.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$280.46
UAH11,065.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$189.50
UAH7,476.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$59.87
UAH2,362.27
|
|
pay 50.9% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$240.96
UAH9,506.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$4,166.24
UAH164,377.11
|
|
pay 71.3% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$1.02
UAH40.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$2.12
UAH83.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$20.75
UAH818.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$3.69
UAH145.48
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$47.47
UAH1,872.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$31.04
UAH1,224.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$71.91
UAH2,837.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$83.50
UAH3,294.27
|
|
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