Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 2.1 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Praia, you would:
pay 14.7% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE484.24
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.41
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.97
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 8.9% more for groceries
Praia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.80
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE333.81
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE365.94
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.98
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.97
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.38
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.27
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.53
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE67.16
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 2.2% less for transportation
Praia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE661.38
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,986.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Praia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,229.24
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,529.69
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,374.04
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,482.78
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,917.00
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE110,288.25
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE235.64
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE154.11
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,893.36
|
$101.08
SAR379.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 45.6% more for clothing
Praia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,254.25
|
$96.25
SAR360.98
|
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