Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 82.4% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,355
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,443
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,146
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,036
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,455
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,323
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,109
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 16.8% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,727
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG180,644
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,973,545
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,221,715
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG327,656
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,387
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,303
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG203,801
|
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG51,936
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 53.4% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
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