Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 76.6% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 1.9% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
Caracas
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 45.8% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
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