Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 55.8% more expensive than Port Louis.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Port Louis
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Port Louis
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Port Louis
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Port Louis
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
|
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