Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 17.7% cheaper than Dubai.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Dubai, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
Dubai
|
Riyadh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
AED4.07
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
AED2.69
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 0.9% less for groceries
Dubai
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
AED5.89
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
AED17.70
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
AED26.74
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
AED12.03
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
AED12.64
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
AED3.77
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
AED3.18
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
AED2.95
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.63
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
AED2.02
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
Dubai
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.13
AED11.51
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.68
AED300.00
|
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,838.55
AED150,000.00
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.80
AED36.00
|
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
|
pay 40.2% less for housing
Dubai
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.37
AED350.28
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,113.07
AED7,761.30
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,295.45
AED4,758.18
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.69
AED568.17
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
Dubai
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$743.00
AED2,729.03
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,478.49
AED53,179.49
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
|
pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dubai
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.87
AED21.55
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.26
AED23.00
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$89.64
AED329.25
|
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Dubai
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.44
AED229.34
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.54
AED215.00
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.26
AED357.24
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.12
AED349.36
|
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
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