Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

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United States

Cedar Rapids vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Cedar Rapids is 56.7% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Cedar Rapids
Groceries: pay 69.9% more in Cedar Rapids
Transportation: pay 5.5% more in Cedar Rapids
Housing: pay 19.4% more in Cedar Rapids
Childcare: pay 85.3% more in Cedar Rapids
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% more in Cedar Rapids
Clothing: pay 4.5% more in Cedar Rapids

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

Cedar Rapids vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cedar Rapids instead of Riyadh, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Cedar Rapids
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SAR29.56	$15.00	+87.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SAR29.56	$11.50	+43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SAR2.78	$1.92	+155.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 SAR1.08	$1.52	+419.1%
Average			+176.4%

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pay 69.9% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Cedar Rapids
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 SAR4.83	$2.64	+101.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 SAR15.77	$7.12	+66.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.23 SAR23.03	$3.07	-50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 SAR10.38	$2.83	+0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 SAR17.27	$4.93	+5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 SAR3.80	$2.25	+119.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.82	$0.54	-28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.02	$2.41	+194.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 SAR2.59	$2.13	+203.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.14	$1.16	+99.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.45	$1.04	+56.9%
Average			+69.9%

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pay 5.5% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Cedar Rapids
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.31 SAR8.52	$2.98	+29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.33 SAR137.96	$30.00	-19.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,328.67 SAR123K	$37,383.69	+12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.40 SAR68.00	$18.41	+0.1%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 19.4% more for housing

	Riyadh	Cedar Rapids
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.49 SAR275.33	$71.33	-4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,119.84 SAR4,138.92	$1,140.00	+1.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$846.11 SAR3,127.20	$750.00	-11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.07 SAR303.34	$157.02	+91.3%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 85.3% more for childcare

	Riyadh	Cedar Rapids
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.83 SAR1,706.90	$968.00	+109.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,810.75 SAR36,260.39	$15,795.00	+61.0%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Cedar Rapids
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR6.90	$4.50	+141.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 SAR15.16	$5.46	+33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.33 SAR27.10	$9.26	+26.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$104.43 SAR385.97	$100.50	-3.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.33 SAR56.66	$12.75	-16.8%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 4.5% more for clothing

	Riyadh	Cedar Rapids
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.01 SAR218.10	$62.47	+5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.27 SAR237.55	$63.33	-1.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.52 SAR408.47	$128.26	+16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.25 SAR363.14	$95.67	-2.6%
Average			+4.5%

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