Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 2.2 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 6.6% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH323.71
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH164.55
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.71
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.60
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 68.4% more for groceries
Kiev
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.70
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH158.86
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH154.80
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH80.05
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.92
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.84
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.53
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.97
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.99
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.64
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.42
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH218.33
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH377.66
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH917,171.63
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH151.06
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH199.83
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH18,041.94
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,938.62
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,968.82
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,401.51
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH221,868.09
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.55
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.93
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,062.10
|
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH161.85
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,606.72
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,341.04
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,094.81
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,691.97
|
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
|
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