Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 14.6% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
GIP26,607.25
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
GIP41.17
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.69
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.37
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
GIP67.57
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
GIP715.03
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
GIP9,240.35
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
|
pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
GIP8.42
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
GIP97.46
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
GIP32.49
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
GIP100.38
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
GIP74.25
|
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
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