Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 82.7% more expensive than Bissau.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Bissau, you would:
pay 45.4% more for restaurants
Bissau
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,388
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA754
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA891
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 18.6% more for groceries
Bissau
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,888
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,951
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,786
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA641
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA489
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA699
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA221
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA233
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 27.8% more for transportation
Bissau
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,841
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,365
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bissau
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA272,767
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA141,723
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,768
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bissau
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bissau
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA566
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,284
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,027
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Bissau
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,485
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,945
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,350
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,755
|
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
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