Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 17.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Riyadh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.22
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Riyadh
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.53
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.88
|
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Riyadh
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.68
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.49
|
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.37
|
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
|
pay 1.1% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£767.14
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.26
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.09
|
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.49
|
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.13
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Riyadh
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.51
|
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
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