Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 29.1% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Paris, you would:
pay 66.0% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Riyadh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.51
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
Paris
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.12
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.00
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.44
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€5.95
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.52
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.73
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 42.8% less for transportation
Paris
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€85.76
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,462.09
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,986.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.33
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 4.2% less for housing
Paris
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.27
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,335.70
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€963.83
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€157.56
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
Paris
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€770.86
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,773.64
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.22
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.14
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.72
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.46
|
$101.08
SAR379.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 6.3% less for clothing
Paris
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€102.58
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€38.99
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€93.87
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€133.00
|
$96.25
SAR360.98
|
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