Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 39.4% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 40.3% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$1.84
₫46,748
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$0.55
₫13,956
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.34
₫8,778
|
|
pay 20.2% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$6.02
₫153,160
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$5.38
₫137,049
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$1.52
₫38,622
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.26
₫32,196
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.44
₫11,198
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.63
₫16,144
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.42
₫10,618
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.49
₫12,569
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.49
₫12,526
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$3.48
₫88,567
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
$6.87
₫174,795
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
$5.70
₫145,060
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
|
pay 19.1% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$0.89
₫22,694
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$1.56
₫39,807
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
$22.79
₫580,254
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$3.60
₫91,603
|
|
pay 34.6% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
|
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