Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 11.4% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Austria, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
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Austria
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.05
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.64
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 25.4% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.78
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.67
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.92
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.70
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.69
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,986.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.39
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 10.8% more for housing
|
Austria
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€690.34
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€577.54
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€386.86
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.22
|
|
pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Riyadh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.08
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.60
|
$101.08
SAR379.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.85
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€102.64
|
$96.25
SAR360.98
|
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