Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 19.6% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 66.9% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
₪62.11
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
₪55.90
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
₪8.96
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.97
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 11.5% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
₪7.56
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
₪23.29
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
₪24.70
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
₪13.61
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
₪15.89
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.12
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.15
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.81
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
₪2.74
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₪2.05
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
₪1.69
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 29.6% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.36
₪27.44
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.15
₪220.49
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,461.30
₪139,644.47
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,985.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.11
₪41.41
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 18.8% more for housing
Jerusalem
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.94
₪92.98
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.82
₪5,113.74
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,027.99
₪3,832.05
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.09
₪417.83
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$761.93
₪2,840.25
|
$372.21
SAR1,395.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,080.39
₪37,576.68
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.94
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.78
₪28.98
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
₪13.04
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.72
₪36.23
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.48
₪251.55
|
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.11
₪41.41
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.07
₪291.01
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.54
₪207.03
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.73
₪412.77
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.55
₪427.01
|
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
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