Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 66.9% more expensive than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.77
CFPF1,535
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.93
CFPF1,330
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
CFPF246
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CFPF120
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
CFPF264
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CFPF567
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.00
CFPF1,114
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
CFPF548
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
CFPF675
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CFPF192
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
CFPF131
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
CFPF372
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
CFPF256
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.28
CFPF255
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CFPF115
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
CFPF544
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.64
CFPF3,081
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,954.82
CFPF2,670,206
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.73
CFPF11,229
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,163.19
CFPF129,659
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.39
CFPF11,524
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$921.34
CFPF102,700
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.13
CFPF683
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.53
CFPF393
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.23
CFPF1,363
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.13
CFPF4,362
|
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.90
CFPF1,438
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$90.04
CFPF10,037
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.35
CFPF15,867
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.25
CFPF13,515
|
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
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