Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 97.3% more expensive than Hanoi.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Hanoi, you would:
pay 72.3% more for restaurants
Hanoi
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.13
₫54,200
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
₫140,920
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₫12,312
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
₫7,366
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 18.8% more for groceries
Hanoi
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
₫26,053
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
₫157,451
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
₫139,515
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,291
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₫43,529
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
₫38,905
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,106
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₫20,046
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,382
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,260
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
₫16,595
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 88.9% more for transportation
Hanoi
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₫109,814
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.53
₫216,800
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,650.00
₫1,084,000,886
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,986.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
₫137,668
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Hanoi
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.48
₫240,851
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$379.24
₫9,638,880
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.16
₫5,265,147
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.72
₫1,467,106
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 1.7% more for childcare
Hanoi
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.78
₫6,170,467
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,468.11
₫342,308,195
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.22
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Hanoi
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,680
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
₫52,233
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.49
₫37,940
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.54
₫750,896
|
$101.08
SAR379.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.69
₫119,240
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 29.4% more for clothing
Hanoi
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.14
₫1,121,941
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
₫896,764
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.54
₫2,402,869
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.36
₫2,372,758
|
$96.25
SAR360.98
|
|
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