Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 14.2% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Riyadh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 30.4% less for groceries
Basseterre
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 75.0% less for transportation
Basseterre
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,992.84
SAR89,985.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 32.2% more for housing
Basseterre
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$372.21
SAR1,395.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.94
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 40.3% more for clothing
Basseterre
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
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