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Riyadh vs. Nassau Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 40.6% cheaper than Nassau.

Restaurants: pay 65.6% less in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 55.7% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 31.6% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 46.0% less in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 35.2% less in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.1% less in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 12.7% less in Riyadh

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are lower in Riyadh.

Riyadh vs. Nassau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.6% less for restaurants

	Nassau	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$35.00 BSD35.00	$8.00 SAR30.00	-77.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 BSD11.50	$8.00 SAR30.00	-30.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 BSD2.93	$0.75 SAR2.82	-74.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BSD1.50	$0.29 SAR1.10	-80.5%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 55.7% less for groceries

	Nassau	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$5.78 BSD5.78	$1.31 SAR4.91	-77.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 BSD4.28	$4.27 SAR16.00	-0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.09 BSD16.09	$6.23 SAR23.37	-61.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.63 BSD7.63	$2.81 SAR10.53	-63.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 BSD5.48	$4.67 SAR17.52	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 BSD2.38	$1.03 SAR3.85	-56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 BSD1.57	$0.76 SAR2.87	-51.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.15 BSD2.15	$0.82 SAR3.07	-61.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.38 BSD4.38	$0.70 SAR2.63	-84.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BSD2.27	$0.58 SAR2.17	-74.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.99 BSD1.99	$0.66 SAR2.48	-66.8%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 31.6% less for transportation

	Nassau	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 BSD5.38	$2.31 SAR8.65	-57.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$37.33 SAR140.01	-17.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$33,328.67 SAR125,009.97	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$18.40 SAR69.01	-41.1%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 46.0% less for housing

	Nassau	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.75 BSD101.75	$74.49 SAR279.42	-26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,862.50 BSD1,862.50	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.33	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,800.00 BSD1,800.00	$846.11 SAR3,173.60	-53.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$230.26 BSD230.26	$82.07 SAR307.85	-64.4%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 35.2% less for childcare

	Nassau	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.66 BSD716.66	$461.83 SAR1,732.23	-35.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,071.43 BSD15,071.43	$9,810.75 SAR36,798.39	-34.9%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nassau	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 BSD5.00	$1.87 SAR7.00	-62.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.40 BSD5.40	$4.10 SAR15.39	-24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 BSD14.35	$7.33 SAR27.50	-48.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$142.75 BSD142.75	$104.43 SAR391.70	-26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.00 BSD20.00	$15.33 SAR57.50	-23.3%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 12.7% less for clothing

	Nassau	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.17 BSD64.17	$59.01 SAR221.34	-8.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$76.67 BSD76.67	$64.27 SAR241.07	-16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.88 BSD114.88	$110.52 SAR414.53	-3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.14 BSD127.14	$98.25 SAR368.53	-22.7%
Average			-12.7%

Nassau vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing

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