Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 3.8 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP200.25
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.68
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.75
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.13
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP78.84
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP167.58
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP67.66
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP100.18
|
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP28.97
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.25
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.18
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.21
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP7.94
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.29
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP45.02
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP300.38
|
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,602,004.64
|
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP135.17
|
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP364.63
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,116.20
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,506.89
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP672.62
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,649.15
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP81,101.48
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP70.36
|
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP82.60
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP799.84
|
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP150.19
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 53.4% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,615.18
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP1,957.73
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,217.78
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,346.69
|
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
|
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