Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 28.1% more expensive than Dakar.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
Dakar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA875
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA809
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Dakar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
F CFA412
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
F CFA4,110
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.41
F CFA5,673
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.97
F CFA2,997
|
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA604
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
F CFA579
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
F CFA471
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA305
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Dakar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.06
F CFA3,655
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.64
F CFA12,443
|
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,241.56
F CFA16,424,562
|
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.89
F CFA17,420
|
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
|
pay 43.1% more for housing
Dakar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA28,853
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$925.69
F CFA558,117
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
F CFA219,291
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.91
F CFA54,814
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
|
pay 40.0% more for childcare
Dakar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.78
F CFA151,803
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,059.27
F CFA5,462,044
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Dakar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
F CFA1,493
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,357
|
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA796
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.49
F CFA39,485
|
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
Dakar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.44
F CFA35,835
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.77
F CFA21,568
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.22
F CFA49,573
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.12
F CFA45,292
|
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
|
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