Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

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Saudi Arabia

Riyadh vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 23.0% more expensive than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 40.2% more in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 5.4% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 29.1% more in Riyadh
Housing: pay 3.3% more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.0% more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 4.0 times more in Riyadh

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Riyadh are more expensive than in Freetown. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Riyadh.

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Riyadh vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riyadh instead of Freetown, you would:

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pay 40.2% more for restaurants

	Freetown	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$7.99 SAR30.00	+299.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$7.99 SAR30.00	-27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.87 SAR3.28	-52.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.31 SAR1.18	-63.1%
Average			+40.2%

Freetown vs. Riyadh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.4% less for groceries

	Freetown	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.29 SAR4.83	+96.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$5.27 SAR19.78	+48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$6.76 SAR25.39	-26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$3.08 SAR11.57	+70.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$4.34 SAR16.27	-4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.30 SAR4.88	-59.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.87 SAR3.28	-35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.13 SAR4.23	+250.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.80 SAR2.99	-64.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.54 SAR2.04	-40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.59 SAR2.21	-20.2%
Average			-5.4%

Freetown vs. Riyadh - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.1% more for transportation

	Freetown	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$2.35 SAR8.82	-53.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.31 SAR140.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$34,642.08 SAR130K	+188.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$18.12 SAR68.00	+302.7%
Average			+29.1%

Freetown vs. Riyadh - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3% more for housing

	Freetown	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$71.73 SAR269.20	+30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	+27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	-33.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$81.86 SAR307.20	+78.4%
Average			+3.3%

Freetown vs. Riyadh - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$530.73 SAR1,991.76
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40

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pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$2.13 SAR8.00	-5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$4.28 SAR16.07	+55.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$7.73 SAR29.00	+157.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$89.94 SAR337.52
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$13.32 SAR50.00
Average			+41.0%

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pay 4.0 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$58.30 SAR218.78	+483.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$54.26 SAR203.65
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$102.59 SAR385.02	+413.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$103.93 SAR390.02	+107.9%
Average			+296.1%

Freetown vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing

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