Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 2.4 times more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 60.9% more for restaurants
Algiers
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD395.74
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD643.08
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.13
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.83
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 94.4% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.78
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD564.56
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD454.52
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.09
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD301.63
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD178.58
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.30
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.34
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.57
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.01
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.01
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Algiers
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD160.49
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,484.04
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,957,441.71
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,983.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD445.21
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Algiers
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,164.09
|
$71.71
SAR268.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,019.90
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,324.68
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,863.13
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Algiers
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,501.94
|
$372.21
SAR1,395.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD407,051.15
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.61
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD247.34
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD119.70
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD341.33
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,869.15
|
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD692.55
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 36.8% more for clothing
Algiers
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,415.92
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,519.67
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,823.06
|
$109.70
SAR411.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,166.33
|
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
|
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