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Riyadh vs. Incheon Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 13.4% more expensive than Incheon.

Restaurants: pay 6.9% more in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 45.0% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 5.2% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 78.0% more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 0.4% more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.2% more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 32.5% more in Riyadh

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

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Riyadh vs. Incheon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riyadh instead of Incheon, you would:

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pay 6.9% more for restaurants

	Incheon	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.99 ₩7,993	$7.99 SAR30.00	+33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.72 ₩8,966	$7.99 SAR30.00	+19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 ₩2,092	$0.87 SAR3.28	-44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ₩806	$0.31 SAR1.18	-48.1%
Average			+6.9%

Incheon vs. Riyadh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.0% less for groceries

	Incheon	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$3.10 ₩4,134	$1.29 SAR4.83	-58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.84 ₩10,461	$5.27 SAR19.78	-32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 ₩10,403	$6.76 SAR25.39	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ₩4,388	$3.08 SAR11.57	-6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 ₩4,745	$4.34 SAR16.27	+22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.44 ₩4,594	$1.30 SAR4.88	-62.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.47 ₩1,958	$0.87 SAR3.28	-40.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.59 ₩3,462	$1.13 SAR4.23	-56.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.83 ₩3,782	$0.80 SAR2.99	-71.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 ₩2,109	$0.54 SAR2.04	-65.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 ₩1,469	$0.59 SAR2.21	-46.4%
Average			-45.0%

Incheon vs. Riyadh - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.2% less for transportation

	Incheon	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 ₩6,960	$2.35 SAR8.82	-54.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.95 ₩33,304	$37.31 SAR140.01	+49.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,385.60 ₩39M	$34,642.08 SAR130K	+17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.51 ₩11,357	$18.12 SAR68.00	+113.0%
Average			-5.2%

Incheon vs. Riyadh - Cost of transportation

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pay 78.0% more for housing

	Incheon	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.82 ₩27,787	$71.73 SAR269.20	+244.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$600.24 ₩801K	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	+97.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.39 ₩472K	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	+135.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.90 ₩215K	$81.86 SAR307.20	-49.1%
Average			+78.0%

Incheon vs. Riyadh - Cost of housing

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pay 0.4% more for childcare

	Incheon	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.42 ₩400K	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	+77.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,766.42 ₩24M	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	-43.1%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Incheon	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.46 ₩4,622	$2.13 SAR8.00	-38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 ₩4,882	$4.28 SAR16.07	+17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 ₩4,483	$7.73 SAR29.00	+130.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.42 ₩44,611	$89.94 SAR337.52	+169.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 ₩14,944	$13.32 SAR50.00	+19.0%
Average			+36.2%

Incheon vs. Riyadh - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 32.5% more for clothing

	Incheon	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.88 ₩77,255	$58.30 SAR218.78	+0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.77 ₩43,743	$54.26 SAR203.65	+65.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.99 ₩93,417	$102.59 SAR385.02	+46.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.45 ₩110K	$103.93 SAR390.02	+26.1%
Average			+32.5%

Incheon vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing

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