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Riyadh vs. Montevideo Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 10.5% cheaper than Montevideo.

Restaurants: pay 59.6% less in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 26.3% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 39.1% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 38.3% more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 2.0% more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Riyadh

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

Riyadh vs. Montevideo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.6% less for restaurants

	Montevideo	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 UYU650.87	$8.00 SAR30.00	-51.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.53 UYU496.85	$8.00 SAR30.00	-36.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 UYU91.50	$0.75 SAR2.82	-67.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 UYU70.27	$0.29 SAR1.10	-83.5%
Average			-59.6%

Montevideo vs. Riyadh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.3% less for groceries

	Montevideo	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.94 UYU116.35	$1.31 SAR4.91	-55.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 UYU277.63	$4.27 SAR16.00	-39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.80 UYU190.37	$6.23 SAR23.37	+29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.94 UYU195.76	$2.81 SAR10.53	-43.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.07 UYU200.88	$4.67 SAR17.52	-7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 UYU56.81	$1.03 SAR3.85	-28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 UYU46.66	$0.76 SAR2.87	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 UYU26.88	$0.82 SAR3.07	+20.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 UYU66.80	$0.70 SAR2.63	-58.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UYU39.95	$0.58 SAR2.17	-42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 UYU37.43	$0.66 SAR2.48	-29.9%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 39.1% less for transportation

	Montevideo	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.23 UYU286.64	$2.31 SAR8.65	-68.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.92 UYU2,533.93	$37.33 SAR140.01	-41.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,550.20 UYU1,448,961.72	$33,328.67 SAR125,009.97	-8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.69 UYU1,177.04	$18.40 SAR69.01	-38.0%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 38.3% more for housing

	Montevideo	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.85 UYU1,976.33	$74.49 SAR279.42	+49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$629.84 UYU24,968.94	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.33	+77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$497.62 UYU19,727.19	$846.11 SAR3,173.60	+70.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.70 UYU5,815.47	$82.07 SAR307.85	-44.1%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 2.0% more for childcare

	Montevideo	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$480.09 UYU19,032.33	$461.83 SAR1,732.23	-3.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,099.48 UYU360,731.20	$9,810.75 SAR36,798.39	+7.8%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 20.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Montevideo	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.51 UYU178.87	$1.87 SAR7.00	-58.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.39 UYU174.08	$4.10 SAR15.39	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.26 UYU208.68	$7.33 SAR27.50	+39.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.36 UYU2,234.11	$104.43 SAR391.70	+85.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 UYU427.29	$15.33 SAR57.50	+42.2%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	Montevideo	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.79 UYU3,956.17	$59.01 SAR221.34	-40.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.02 UYU1,943.48	$64.27 SAR241.07	+31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.65 UYU4,624.32	$110.52 SAR414.53	-5.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.41 UYU5,011.23	$98.25 SAR368.53	-22.3%
Average			-9.3%

Montevideo vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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