Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 8.8% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Greece, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Riyadh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.87
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.56
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
Greece
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 18.3% less for transportation
Greece
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.59
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,698.28
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.17
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 57.3% more for housing
Greece
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.54
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€400.95
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€334.93
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.73
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 4.8% more for childcare
Greece
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.63
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,282.01
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.78
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.24
|
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.26
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 20.4% more for clothing
Greece
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.33
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.01
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.69
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.66
|
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
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