Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 40.2% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.60
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.21
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.32
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$10.01
|
$3.88
SAR14.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$10.10
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.65
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.29
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.76
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.49
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.85
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.82
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.50
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.50
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$155.99
|
$31.99
SAR120.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
$23,992.84
SAR90,006.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.83
|
$14.66
SAR55.00
|
|
pay 41.7% less for housing
Canberra
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
$71.71
SAR269.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
$927.46
SAR3,479.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
$69.43
SAR260.46
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,318.04
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.48
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.83
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$100.84
|
$101.08
SAR379.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.80
|
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
$51.90
SAR194.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
$63.87
SAR239.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
$109.70
SAR411.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$285.52
|
$96.25
SAR361.06
|
|
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