Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 3.5 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 36.9% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 18.4% more for groceries
Asmara
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 78.9% more for transportation
Asmara
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Asmara
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 24.8% less for clothing
Asmara
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
|
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