Cost of living comparison
Valletta is 77.9% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Valletta instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$17.59
€16.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$1.82
€1.70
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$6.41
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$4.04
€3.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$3.10
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$4.49
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
pay 48.1% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$28.59
€26.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
$18,690.64
€17,459.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$26.39
€24.65
|
|
pay 31.1% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$51.54
€48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
$1,026.15
€958.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
$907.05
€847.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
$132.11
€123.41
|
|
pay 68.4% more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
$677.26
€632.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
$10,444.77
€9,756.52
|
|
pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$6.05
€5.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
$91.88
€85.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
pay 61.3% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Valletta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
$129.19
€120.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
$71.46
€66.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
$122.31
€114.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
$166.29
€155.33
|
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