Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 63.7% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 5.6% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR151.62
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR80.87
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.92
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.98
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 32.3% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.38
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR66.30
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR83.38
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR42.27
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.50
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.53
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR11.11
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.29
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.80
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.65
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.34
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 3.3% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR89.82
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,162.46
|
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR345,047.20
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR208.74
|
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
|
pay 94.3% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR751.82
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,581.23
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,499.05
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,480.13
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,973.34
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR68,622.80
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR41.44
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.95
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR50.54
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR605.91
|
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR128.88
|
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR881.68
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR633.71
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,584.57
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,752.04
|
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
|
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