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Buenos Aires vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 24.7% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 20.9% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 8.2% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 31.0% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 32.2% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 47.0% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Buenos Aires. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Riyadh, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SAR30.00	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+125.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.00	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+190.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 SAR1.10	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+375.3%
Average			+185.2%

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pay 20.9% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 SAR4.91	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+121.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.00	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 SAR23.37	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 SAR10.53	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	+17.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 SAR17.52	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	-16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.85	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	+12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+25.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$0.57 ARS819.15	-30.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SAR2.63	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	+62.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$0.66 ARS952.66	+13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.48	$0.58 ARS837.26	-12.5%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 8.2% less for transportation

	Riyadh	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.65	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	+87.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.01	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-46.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR125,009.97	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40 SAR69.01	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-48.3%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 31.0% less for housing

	Riyadh	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.49 SAR279.42	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.33	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$846.11 SAR3,173.60	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR307.85	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	+23.0%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 32.2% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 SAR1,732.23	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	-20.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,810.75 SAR36,798.39	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-44.0%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+103.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 SAR15.39	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.33 SAR27.50	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-49.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$104.43 SAR391.70	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-58.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.50	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	-41.3%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 47.0% more for clothing

	Riyadh	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR221.34	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+91.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.27 SAR241.07	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+42.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.52 SAR414.53	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.25 SAR368.53	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+37.3%
Average			+47.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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