Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 51.8% more expensive than Harare.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Harare, you would:
pay 3.1% less for restaurants
Harare
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ZWL2,254.00
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ZWL1,932.00
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZWL211.31
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
Harare
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ZWL1,352.40
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ZWL1,993.87
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.85
ZWL594.24
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
ZWL737.59
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
ZWL465.56
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZWL222.01
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
ZWL271.94
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ZWL212.83
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL237.34
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZWL227.43
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Harare
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.98
ZWL1,926.63
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,986.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 80.8% more for housing
Harare
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.86
ZWL39,560.00
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$300.00
ZWL96,600.00
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$306.00
ZWL98,532.00
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.36
ZWL13,962.91
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 5.1% more for childcare
Harare
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.33
ZWL97,673.33
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Harare
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
ZWL715.56
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.00
ZWL12,880.00
|
$101.08
SAR379.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.50
ZWL2,415.00
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Harare
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.75
ZWL6,037.50
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.25
ZWL6,842.50
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.38
ZWL12,678.75
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.86
ZWL13,800.00
|
$96.25
SAR360.98
|
|
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