Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Ireland

Carlow vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Carlow is 50.6% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Carlow
Groceries: pay 28.4% more in Carlow
Transportation: pay 80.1% more in Carlow
Housing: pay 41.8% more in Carlow
Childcare: pay 89.9% more in Carlow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.4% more in Carlow
Clothing: pay 1.6% less in Carlow

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

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Carlow vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Carlow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$21.27 €18.94	+166.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$13.44 €11.96	+68.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$2.72 €2.42	+210.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$2.24 €1.99	+614.3%
Average			+154.0%

Riyadh vs. Carlow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.4% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Carlow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$1.98 €1.76	+53.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$6.71 €5.97	+27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$6.08 €5.41	-10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$4.29 €3.82	+39.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$4.96 €4.42	+14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$1.37 €1.22	+5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$1.00 €0.89	+14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$1.39 €1.24	+23.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$1.52 €1.35	+90.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.92 €0.82	+69.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$0.68 €0.61	+15.9%
Average			+28.4%

Riyadh vs. Carlow - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.1% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Carlow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$7.64 €6.80	+225.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$39,000.39 €34,711.75	+12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$16.88 €15.02	-6.8%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 41.8% more for housing

	Riyadh	Carlow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$50.95 €45.35	-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$1,427.66 €1,270.67	+20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$1,273.70 €1,133.64	+52.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$185.51 €165.11	+126.6%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 89.9% more for childcare

	Riyadh	Carlow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$1,007.76 €896.94	+89.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	??
Average			+89.9%

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pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Carlow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$7.28 €6.48	+241.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$4.56 €4.06	+6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$18.48 €16.44	+139.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	$77.45 €68.93	-13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$13.44 €11.96	+0.8%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 1.6% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Carlow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$83.61 €74.41	+43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$48.18 €42.89	-11.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$93.31 €83.05	-9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$83.98 €74.75	-19.2%
Average			-1.6%

Riyadh vs. Carlow - Cost of clothing

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