Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 86.2% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$2.90
€2.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$2.39
€2.25
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.57
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$5.11
€4.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$4.93
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR120.01
|
$93.45
€87.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR90,004.34
|
$32,967.00
€30,931.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR55.00
|
$22.98
€21.56
|
|
pay 91.3% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR269.01
|
$42.65
€40.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,479.20
|
$1,347.77
€1,264.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.66
|
$999.06
€937.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.45
|
$273.14
€256.27
|
|
pay 13.3% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.28
|
$210.36
€197.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,317.35
|
$7,885.50
€7,398.57
|
|
pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$4.40
€4.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$3.62
€3.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.18
|
$41.73
€39.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.68
|
$91.74
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.61
|
$38.98
€36.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.54
|
$94.97
€89.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR361.05
|
$118.23
€110.93
|
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