Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 2.1 times more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 62.7% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
IQD7,007
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
IQD9,009
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD547
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD250
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 82.7% more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
IQD1,123
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.39
IQD3,123
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
IQD6,358
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,387
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
IQD2,605
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD603
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD669
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD386
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD397
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD384
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 30.0% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.73
IQD2,259
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.94
IQD30,030
|
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,355.59
IQD24,023,860
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.29
IQD23,944
|
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
|
pay 79.1% more for housing
Baghdad
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.82
IQD53,422
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$562.97
IQD736,821
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.49
IQD381,504
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.11
IQD148,036
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Baghdad
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.70
IQD188,071
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,253.45
IQD2,949,322
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
IQD2,810
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
IQD3,465
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
IQD2,878
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.02
IQD40,602
|
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.65
IQD10,010
|
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.44
IQD38,533
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.82
IQD40,337
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.25
IQD60,527
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.06
IQD56,356
|
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
|
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