Cost of living comparison

Cyprus

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Saudi Arabia

Riyadh vs. Nicosia Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 10.8% cheaper than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% less in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 21.3% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 34.1% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 19.3% more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 6.1% more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Riyadh

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

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Riyadh vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.7% less for restaurants

	Nicosia	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$7.99 SAR30.00	-52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$7.99 SAR30.00	-10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$0.87 SAR3.28	-62.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.31 SAR1.18	-64.8%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 21.3% less for groceries

	Nicosia	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.74	$1.29 SAR4.83	-34.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.56 €5.84	$5.27 SAR19.78	-19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 €6.19	$6.76 SAR25.39	-2.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.77 €4.25	$3.08 SAR11.57	-35.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 €3.62	$4.34 SAR16.27	+6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 €1.38	$1.30 SAR4.88	-16.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$0.87 SAR3.28	-7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.13 SAR4.23	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.40	$0.80 SAR2.99	-49.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$0.54 SAR2.04	-36.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$0.59 SAR2.21	-17.3%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 34.1% less for transportation

	Nicosia	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.99	$2.35 SAR8.82	-65.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$37.31 SAR140.01	-16.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	$34,642.08 SAR130K	+5.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.86 €19.45	$18.12 SAR68.00	-17.1%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 19.3% more for housing

	Nicosia	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.22 €29.57	$71.73 SAR269.20	+115.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$784.43 €698.17	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	+51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.72 €620.11	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	+19.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.82 €141.36	$81.86 SAR307.20	-48.5%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 6.1% more for childcare

	Nicosia	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$513.33 €456.88	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	+3.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	+8.9%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$2.13 SAR8.00	-52.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 €3.25	$4.28 SAR16.07	+17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$7.73 SAR29.00	+38.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.03 €65.89	$89.94 SAR337.52	+21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$13.32 SAR50.00	+19.0%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Nicosia	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.69 €91.40	$58.30 SAR218.78	-43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.75 €48.73	$54.26 SAR203.65	-0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.22 €89.20	$102.59 SAR385.02	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.92 €104.07	$103.93 SAR390.02	-11.1%
Average			-15.4%

Nicosia vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing

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