Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 4.0 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT249.79
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT574.53
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.45
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.98
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 82.7% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.14
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT501.11
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT359.11
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.07
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.25
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.35
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.01
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT124.93
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.48
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.31
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.22
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 67.2% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT487.78
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,172.12
|
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,497,111.46
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT549.55
|
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,585.46
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,714.46
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,528.26
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,626.89
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,132.87
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT160,534.07
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT256.71
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT319.74
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,044.98
|
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,850.47
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,037.71
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,737.43
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,159.06
|
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
|
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