Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 2.0 times more expensive than Tashkent.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Tashkent, you would:
pay 48.5% more for restaurants
Tashkent
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.72
UZS73,422.68
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
UZS51,371.44
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
UZS7,241.59
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
UZS4,244.39
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 67.8% more for groceries
Tashkent
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UZS6,900.17
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
UZS44,628.60
|
$4.02
SAR15.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
UZS53,844.63
|
$6.57
SAR24.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
UZS23,709.44
|
$2.66
SAR9.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
UZS22,297.06
|
$3.82
SAR14.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
UZS8,190.29
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
UZS10,294.17
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
UZS12,679.82
|
$0.77
SAR2.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
UZS9,783.22
|
$0.81
SAR3.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
UZS3,170.22
|
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
UZS2,774.30
|
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Tashkent
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.86
UZS49,630.16
|
$2.29
SAR8.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
UZS128,428.60
|
$27.82
SAR104.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,000.00
UZS192,642,897.66
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,172.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
UZS38,207.51
|
$16.80
SAR63.09
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Tashkent
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.54
UZS173,873.85
|
$75.45
SAR283.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$615.96
UZS7,910,625.50
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,318.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.33
UZS5,154,287.33
|
$771.57
SAR2,897.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.74
UZS446,153.52
|
$71.19
SAR267.40
|
|
pay 50.1% more for childcare
Tashkent
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$262.64
UZS3,373,064.75
|
$398.81
SAR1,497.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,431.60
UZS95,443,059.98
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,412.99
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Tashkent
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.05
UZS13,485.00
|
$2.00
SAR7.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
UZS23,137.66
|
$4.65
SAR17.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
UZS25,685.72
|
$7.47
SAR28.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.09
UZS630,505.59
|
$107.87
SAR405.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
UZS61,253.70
|
$17.33
SAR65.09
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Tashkent
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.75
UZS703,145.21
|
$54.05
SAR202.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.42
UZS737,432.12
|
$58.60
SAR220.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.12
UZS1,272,957.22
|
$107.57
SAR404.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.63
UZS1,562,041.76
|
$98.29
SAR369.15
|
|
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