Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 13.7% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 71.8% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
|
pay 62.7% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
|
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