Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 22.9% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 13.1% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$8.16
₴324.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$4.15
₴164.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$0.62
₴24.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.49
₴19.65
|
|
pay 29.7% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$0.72
₴28.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.57
|
$4.00
₴159.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$3.90
₴155.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$2.02
₴80.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$1.76
₴70.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.25
₴9.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.62
₴24.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.68
₴27.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.01
₴40.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.22
₴8.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.34
₴13.45
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$5.50
₴218.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR120.01
|
$9.52
₴378.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR90,006.79
|
$23,116.98
₴919,420.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR55.00
|
$3.81
₴151.43
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR269.02
|
$5.04
₴200.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,479.29
|
$454.74
₴18,086.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.72
|
$275.70
₴10,965.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.46
|
$74.83
₴2,976.10
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.32
|
$312.58
₴12,431.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,318.04
|
$5,592.11
₴222,412.19
|
|
pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$1.09
₴43.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$1.35
₴53.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$2.04
₴81.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.20
|
$26.77
₴1,064.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$4.08
₴162.25
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.68
|
$65.70
₴2,613.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.62
|
$33.80
₴1,344.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.55
|
$78.00
₴3,102.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR361.06
|
$93.05
₴3,701.03
|
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