Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 32.6% cheaper than Bangui.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Bangui, you would:
pay 44.3% less for restaurants
Bangui
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.38
FCFA7,536
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
FCFA1,256
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 33.9% less for groceries
Bangui
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
FCFA1,884
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.19
FCFA10,459
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
FCFA2,210
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
FCFA2,507
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA456
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA456
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
FCFA1,139
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.62
FCFA1,595
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 75.6% less for transportation
Bangui
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.37
FCFA5,705
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Bangui
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,997.46
FCFA1,215,580
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,410.88
FCFA1,467,173
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bangui
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
pay 46.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bangui
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.89
FCFA1,758
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
FCFA1,507
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
FCFA2,512
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bangui
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
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