Cost of living comparison

Republic of the Congo

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Saudi Arabia

Riyadh vs. Brazzaville Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 5.8% more expensive than Brazzaville.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% less in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 31.2% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 5.9% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 2.3% less in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 10.4 times more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% more in Riyadh

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Riyadh are more expensive than in Brazzaville. Expenses including groceries, transportation, restaurants, and housing are lower in Riyadh. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Riyadh.

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Riyadh vs. Brazzaville Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riyadh instead of Brazzaville, you would:

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pay 5.6% less for restaurants

	Brazzaville	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.40 FCFA4,903	$7.99 SAR30.00	-4.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 FCFA2,880	$7.99 SAR30.00	+62.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 FCFA935	$0.87 SAR3.28	-45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 FCFA769	$0.31 SAR1.18	-76.2%
Average			-5.6%

Brazzaville vs. Riyadh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.2% less for groceries

	Brazzaville	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$4.78 FCFA2,790	$1.29 SAR4.83	-73.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.09 FCFA4,722	$5.27 SAR19.78	-34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.66 FCFA6,225	$6.76 SAR25.39	-36.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 FCFA1,713	$3.08 SAR11.57	+5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 FCFA2,437	$4.34 SAR16.27	+3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 FCFA648	$1.30 SAR4.88	+17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 FCFA452	$0.87 SAR3.28	+12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 FCFA965	$1.13 SAR4.23	-31.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 FCFA790	$0.80 SAR2.99	-41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 FCFA697	$0.54 SAR2.04	-54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA617	$0.59 SAR2.21	-44.3%
Average			-31.2%

Brazzaville vs. Riyadh - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

	Brazzaville	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 FCFA2,924	$2.35 SAR8.82	-53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.39 FCFA13,657	$37.31 SAR140.01	+59.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	$34,642.08 SAR130K	+18.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 FCFA7,289	$18.12 SAR68.00	+45.1%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 2.3% less for housing

	Brazzaville	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.68 FCFA24,915	$71.73 SAR269.20	+68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,154.87 FCFA674K	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	+2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$450.79 FCFA263K	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	+84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$631.61 FCFA369K	$81.86 SAR307.20	-87.0%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 10.4 times more for childcare

	Brazzaville	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.21 FCFA29,898	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	+936.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40
Average			+936.4%

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pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazzaville	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.70 FCFA3,326	$2.13 SAR8.00	-62.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 FCFA2,316	$4.28 SAR16.07	+7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.76 FCFA2,193	$7.73 SAR29.00	+105.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.82 FCFA15,074	$89.94 SAR337.52	+248.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 FCFA3,342	$13.32 SAR50.00	+132.8%
Average			+51.3%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Brazzaville	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$58.30 SAR218.78
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$54.26 SAR203.65
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$102.59 SAR385.02
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$103.93 SAR390.02

Brazzaville vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing

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