Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 69.4% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 1.2% more in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 27.2% more in Riyadh
Housing: pay 93.3% more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 26.9% more in Riyadh

The cost of childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing in Riyadh are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Riyadh.

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Riyadh vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riyadh instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Abuja	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$7.99 SAR30.00	+299.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$7.99 SAR30.00	+99.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$0.87 SAR3.28	+78.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$0.31 SAR1.18	-55.0%
Average			+132.6%

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pay 1.2% more for groceries

	Abuja	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$1.29 SAR4.83	-2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$5.27 SAR19.78	-4.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$6.76 SAR25.39	-51.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$3.08 SAR11.57	+68.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$4.34 SAR16.27	+81.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$1.30 SAR4.88	+41.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$0.87 SAR3.28	+31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$1.13 SAR4.23	+65.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$0.80 SAR2.99	-24.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$0.54 SAR2.04	-34.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$0.59 SAR2.21	-46.6%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 27.2% more for transportation

	Abuja	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$2.35 SAR8.82	+9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$37.31 SAR140.01	+13.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$34,642.08 SAR130K	+32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	$18.12 SAR68.00	+148.3%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 93.3% more for housing

	Abuja	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$71.73 SAR269.20	+146.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	+99.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	+137.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$81.86 SAR307.20	-5.1%
Average			+93.3%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	+1073.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	+220.7%
Average			+513.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$2.13 SAR8.00	+113.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$4.28 SAR16.07	+27.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$7.73 SAR29.00	+286.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$89.94 SAR337.52	+244.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$13.32 SAR50.00	+107.9%
Average			+128.8%

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

	Abuja	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	$58.30 SAR218.78	+124.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	$54.26 SAR203.65	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$102.59 SAR385.02	+31.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$103.93 SAR390.02	-2.0%
Average			+26.9%

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