Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 87.7% more expensive than Antananarivo.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Antananarivo, you would:
pay 28.5% more for restaurants
Antananarivo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.85
MGA17,005
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
MGA20,006
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
MGA5,446
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
MGA2,551
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 55.2% more for groceries
Antananarivo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
MGA5,482
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
MGA20,935
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MGA16,730
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MGA9,636
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MGA10,241
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MGA3,592
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
MGA1,288
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
MGA2,382
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
MGA1,777
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MGA1,437
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
MGA1,974
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
Antananarivo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
MGA21,300
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA65,020,354
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA50,016
|
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Antananarivo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
MGA250,745
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$463.90
MGA2,050,642
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$140.20
MGA619,756
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,790
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
|
pay 93.2% more for childcare
Antananarivo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA600,188
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,570,164
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Antananarivo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MGA4,501
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
MGA5,189
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.39
MGA15,005
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.26
MGA200,063
|
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA30,009
|
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
|
pay 50.1% more for clothing
Antananarivo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.14
MGA124,378
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.17
MGA133,375
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.83
MGA450,141
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.52
MGA400,125
|
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
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