Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 19.5% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 52.8% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
|
pay 48.8% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
|
pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
|
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