Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 11.4% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Prague, you would:
pay 48.6% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
Kč244.90
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
Kč211.51
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
Kč41.81
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
Kč32.84
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Prague
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
Kč40.67
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
Kč154.73
|
$3.88
SAR14.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
Kč110.02
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
Kč82.32
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
Kč102.52
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
Kč20.50
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
Kč19.21
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
Kč23.29
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
Kč38.51
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
Kč11.55
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
Kč11.79
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 10.2% less for transportation
Prague
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
Kč166.64
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
Kč612.26
|
$31.99
SAR120.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
Kč667,918.86
|
$23,992.84
SAR90,004.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
Kč299.45
|
$14.66
SAR55.00
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
Prague
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
Kč623.37
|
$71.71
SAR269.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
Kč25,277.69
|
$927.46
SAR3,479.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
Kč18,903.36
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
Kč5,977.15
|
$69.43
SAR260.45
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
Prague
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
Kč19,237.45
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
Kč316,549.01
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,317.35
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Kč55.66
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
Kč76.31
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
Kč160.30
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
Kč1,434.45
|
$101.08
SAR379.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
Kč266.05
|
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Prague
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
Kč2,215.15
|
$51.90
SAR194.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
Kč1,006.22
|
$63.87
SAR239.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
Kč2,302.14
|
$109.70
SAR411.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
Kč2,717.22
|
$96.25
SAR361.05
|
|
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