Cost of living comparison
George Town is 2.6 times more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in George Town instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$18.00
$15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$3.22
$2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$2.49
$2.08
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Riyadh
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$5.32
$4.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$17.47
$14.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$6.81
$5.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$4.57
$3.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$3.42
$2.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$1.39
$1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$2.71
$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$3.00
$2.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$2.60
$2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$1.79
$1.50
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$6.60
$5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$30.00
$25.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,983.95
|
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
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pay 3.1 times more for housing
Riyadh
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.95
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.41
|
$2,699.64
$2,255.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.15
|
$1,899.75
$1,587.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Riyadh
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,395.96
|
$929.88
$776.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.61
|
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
|
pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$6.60
$5.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$5.85
$4.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
$66.79
$55.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$18.00
$15.04
|
|
pay 63.9% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.44
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
$155.98
$130.30
|
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