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Castries vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 26.4% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 94.0% more in Castries
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Castries
Transportation: pay 69.9% more in Castries
Housing: pay 35.8% less in Castries
Childcare: pay 56.9% less in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% less in Castries
Clothing: pay 5.8% more in Castries

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

Castries vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 94.0% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SAR30.00	$7.40 EC$20.00	-7.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR30.00	$7.40 EC$20.00	-7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.82	$1.94 EC$5.25	+158.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 SAR1.10	$0.97 EC$2.63	+232.6%
Average			+94.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Riyadh	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 SAR4.91	$1.67 EC$4.52	+27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR16.00	$5.61 EC$15.17	+31.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 SAR23.37	$8.09 EC$21.87	+29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 SAR10.53	$4.25 EC$11.47	+51.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 SAR17.52	$4.41 EC$11.93	-5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.85	$3.43 EC$9.27	+233.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.75 EC$2.04	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.07	$2.86 EC$7.72	+249.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SAR2.63	$4.17 EC$11.27	+495.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$1.54 EC$4.17	+166.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.48	$0.78 EC$2.12	+18.5%
Average			+117.9%

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pay 69.9% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.65	$5.85 EC$15.82	+153.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR140.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR125,004.20	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40 SAR69.00	??
Average			+69.9%

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pay 35.8% less for housing

	Riyadh	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.49 SAR279.40	$43.66 EC$118.00	-41.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.14	$589.20 EC$1,592.34	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$846.11 SAR3,173.46	$394.69 EC$1,066.67	-53.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR307.83	$81.35 EC$219.85	-0.9%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 56.9% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 SAR1,732.15	$198.89 EC$537.50	-56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,810.75 SAR36,796.69	??
Average			-56.9%

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pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$2.78 EC$7.50	+48.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 SAR15.39	$3.70 EC$10.00	-9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.33 SAR27.50	$9.25 EC$25.00	+26.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$104.43 SAR391.68	$42.55 EC$115.00	-59.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR57.50	$6.66 EC$18.00	-56.6%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 5.8% more for clothing

	Riyadh	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR221.33	$78.94 EC$213.33	+33.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.27 SAR241.06	$52.42 EC$141.67	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.52 SAR414.51	$104.84 EC$283.33	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.25 SAR368.51	$111.01 EC$300.00	+13.0%
Average			+5.8%

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