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Riyadh vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 33.8% more expensive than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 6.7% less in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 19.2% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 58.6% more in Riyadh
Housing: pay 61.1% more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 83.3% more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.2% more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 1.6% more in Riyadh

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Riyadh are more expensive than in Guatemala City. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Riyadh. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Riyadh.

Riyadh vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riyadh instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 6.7% less for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.86	$8.00 SAR30.00	+53.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.32	$8.00 SAR30.00	+26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.13	$0.75 SAR2.82	-37.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.24	$0.29 SAR1.10	-69.2%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 19.2% less for groceries

	Guatemala City	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.75	$1.31 SAR4.91	-57.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 GTQ30.01	$4.27 SAR16.00	+8.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 GTQ60.79	$6.23 SAR23.37	-21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 GTQ19.50	$2.81 SAR10.53	+10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.18	$4.67 SAR17.52	+22.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.48	$1.03 SAR3.85	-41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.80	$0.76 SAR2.87	+0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.75	$0.82 SAR3.07	-41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 GTQ6.57	$0.70 SAR2.63	-18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.98	$0.58 SAR2.17	-25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 GTQ9.20	$0.66 SAR2.48	-45.1%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 58.6% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.08	$2.31 SAR8.65	-43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ103.97	$37.33 SAR140.01	+174.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,565.40 GTQ149,458.53	$33,328.67 SAR125,009.97	+70.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83 GTQ105.62	$18.40 SAR69.01	+33.1%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 61.1% more for housing

	Guatemala City	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.51 GTQ355.27	$74.49 SAR279.42	+60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.66 GTQ5,696.00	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.33	+50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.61 GTQ3,228.30	$846.11 SAR3,173.60	+100.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.38 GTQ468.89	$82.07 SAR307.85	+33.7%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 83.3% more for childcare

	Guatemala City	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.87 GTQ1,763.61	$461.83 SAR1,732.23	+100.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,887.88 GTQ44,977.05	$9,810.75 SAR36,798.39	+66.6%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 GTQ24.91	$1.87 SAR7.00	-42.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.31	$4.10 SAR15.39	+23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.04 GTQ30.89	$7.33 SAR27.50	+81.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 GTQ371.43	$104.43 SAR391.70	+114.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 GTQ54.80	$15.33 SAR57.50	+113.7%
Average			+58.2%

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pay 1.6% more for clothing

	Guatemala City	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.42 GTQ392.83	$59.01 SAR221.34	+14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.26 GTQ406.86	$64.27 SAR241.07	+20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.72 GTQ937.44	$110.52 SAR414.53	-9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.74 GTQ929.96	$98.25 SAR368.53	-19.3%
Average			+1.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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