Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Germany

Frankfurt vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Frankfurt is 48.2% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Frankfurt
Groceries: pay 26.0% more in Frankfurt
Transportation: pay 85.2% more in Frankfurt
Housing: pay 38.3% more in Frankfurt
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Frankfurt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.4% more in Frankfurt
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in Frankfurt

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

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Frankfurt vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Frankfurt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$16.80 €14.95	+110.1%
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	$3.79 €3.37	+333.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$3.63 €3.24	+1059.4%
Average			+147.8%

Riyadh vs. Frankfurt - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.0% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Frankfurt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$2.19 €1.95	+70.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$6.86 €6.11	+30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$5.33 €4.74	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$3.91 €3.48	+26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$5.44 €4.85	+25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$1.42 €1.26	+9.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$0.95 €0.85	+9.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$0.89 €0.79	-21.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$1.74 €1.55	+118.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.80 €0.71	+46.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$0.90 €0.80	+52.6%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 85.2% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Frankfurt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$8.53 €7.59	+263.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	$70.54 €62.79	+89.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$22.39 €19.93	+23.6%
Average			+85.2%

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pay 38.3% more for housing

	Riyadh	Frankfurt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$47.15 €41.97	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$1,318.90 €1,173.87	+11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$1,097.23 €976.57	+31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$296.80 €264.16	+262.6%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Riyadh	Frankfurt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$1,086.75 €967.25	+104.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	$22,920.26 €20,399.86	+126.8%
Average			+115.5%

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pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Frankfurt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$5.60 €4.98	+162.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$4.49 €4.00	+5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$9.74 €8.67	+26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	$66.94 €59.57	-25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$16.80 €14.95	+26.1%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Frankfurt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$86.76 €77.22	+48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$33.49 €29.81	-38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$84.22 €74.96	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$106.17 €94.49	+2.2%
Average			-6.3%

Riyadh vs. Frankfurt - Cost of clothing

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