Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 55.5% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$30.16
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.21
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.10
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.19
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.77
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$21.15
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.31
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.32
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.85
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.13
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.46
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.45
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.98
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 12.0% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.39
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$245.31
|
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$130,699.52
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.62
|
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Brasilia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$106.12
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,070.46
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,250.02
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$277.43
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
|
pay 17.2% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,736.87
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,836.31
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.56
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$134.86
|
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$40.22
|
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
|
pay 36.4% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$295.87
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$232.66
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$338.89
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$321.62
|
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
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