Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 3.0 times more expensive than Maseru.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Maseru, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Maseru
|
Riyadh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL202.02
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.12
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.05
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
Maseru
|
Riyadh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL32.79
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.49
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.67
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL38.85
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.69
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL16.91
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.14
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.78
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.10
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.71
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 51.0% more for transportation
Maseru
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.21
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL439.28
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL352,629.46
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,985.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL97.73
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Maseru
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL780.82
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,037.56
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL2,988.95
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL770.45
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for childcare
Maseru
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL528.94
|
$372.21
SAR1,395.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,120.20
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.94
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Maseru
|
Riyadh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.15
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.25
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL85.64
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL486.96
|
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL75.56
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 58.0% more for clothing
Maseru
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL743.04
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL470.17
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,259.39
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,880.69
|
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
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