Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Barbados

Bridgetown vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Bridgetown is 46.3% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Bridgetown
Groceries: pay 79.2% more in Bridgetown
Transportation: pay 97.4% more in Bridgetown
Housing: pay 24.3% more in Bridgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% more in Bridgetown
Clothing: pay 14.5% less in Bridgetown

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Bridgetown are more expensive than in Riyadh. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Bridgetown.

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Bridgetown vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bridgetown instead of Riyadh, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Bridgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$20.00 BBD40.00	+150.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$10.00 BBD20.00	+25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$2.42 BBD4.83	+176.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$1.50 BBD3.00	+378.5%
Average			+111.5%

Riyadh vs. Bridgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.2% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Bridgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$3.83 BBD7.67	+197.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$4.49 BBD8.97	-14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$15.40 BBD30.80	+127.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$6.33 BBD12.67	+105.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$4.38 BBD8.77	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$2.49 BBD4.98	+91.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$1.44 BBD2.88	+64.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$2.38 BBD4.75	+110.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$2.27 BBD4.54	+185.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.82 BBD1.64	+51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$1.05 BBD2.10	+78.0%
Average			+79.2%

Riyadh vs. Bridgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.4% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Bridgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$7.76 BBD15.52	+230.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	+8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	??
Average			+97.4%

Riyadh vs. Bridgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 24.3% more for housing

	Riyadh	Bridgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$81.25 BBD162.50	+13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$1,183.33 BBD2,366.67	-0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$1,133.33 BBD2,266.67	+35.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$149.12 BBD298.24	+82.2%
Average			+24.3%

Riyadh vs. Bridgetown - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Riyadh	Bridgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	??

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pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Bridgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$2.50 BBD5.00	+17.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$5.67 BBD11.33	+32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	$63.33 BBD126.67	-29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$15.00 BBD30.00	+12.6%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 14.5% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Bridgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$52.50 BBD105.00	-9.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$33.75 BBD67.50	-37.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$125.00 BBD250.00	+21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$81.25 BBD162.50	-21.8%
Average			-14.5%

Riyadh vs. Bridgetown - Cost of clothing

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