Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 53.9% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 35.3% more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
RM16.25
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
RM3.22
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
RM2.01
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
RM3.95
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
RM25.59
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
RM31.49
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
RM8.73
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
RM8.85
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
RM5.92
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RM3.19
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
RM5.95
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
RM3.14
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RM2.20
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
RM2.02
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 55.0% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.54
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
RM54.16
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
RM173,318.19
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,983.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
RM48.75
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
RM127.91
|
$71.71
SAR268.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
RM2,314.19
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
RM1,396.81
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
RM192.81
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
|
pay 17.0% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
RM1,204.56
|
$372.21
SAR1,395.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
RM37,133.42
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.61
|
|
pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
RM18.42
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
RM13.53
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
RM19.50
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
RM209.07
|
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
RM21.66
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 52.4% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
RM231.02
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
RM145.74
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
RM324.23
|
$109.70
SAR411.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
RM347.94
|
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
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