Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 2.6 times more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Accra, you would:
pay 28.6% more for restaurants
Accra
|
Riyadh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS87.97
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.28
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS2.98
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
Accra
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.40
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS53.89
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS99.09
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS23.24
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS25.42
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.51
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.83
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS7.96
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.56
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.42
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.46
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 90.6% more for transportation
Accra
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS50.13
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS320.46
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS84,200.36
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS113.10
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Accra
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS565.80
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,180.92
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS805.44
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS405.77
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
Accra
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS821.52
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS77,408.23
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.57
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS29.09
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS20.11
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS499.55
|
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS81.69
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Accra
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS182.35
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS175.16
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS467.50
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS464.99
|
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
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