Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 88.2% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Brussels
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$19.59
€18.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$2.72
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$2.58
€2.39
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$8.38
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$5.89
€5.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$5.43
€5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.23
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 86.7% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$7.19
€6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
$53.34
€49.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
$24.16
€22.42
|
|
pay 40.4% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
$976.56
€906.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
$989.17
€917.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
|
pay 18.7% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$5.44
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
$34.92
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$14.15
€13.13
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
$144.77
€134.31
|
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