Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 41.0% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$8.25
€7.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$1.36
€1.28
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.57
|
$5.15
€4.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$3.88
€3.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$2.95
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$3.38
€3.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 66.6% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$7.68
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR120.01
|
$43.98
€41.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR90,006.79
|
$30,784.59
€28,871.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR55.00
|
$10.00
€9.38
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR269.02
|
$39.97
€37.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,479.29
|
$1,352.26
€1,268.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.72
|
$872.69
€818.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.46
|
$104.15
€97.68
|
|
pay 41.0% more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.32
|
$462.77
€434.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,318.04
|
$10,635.21
€9,974.40
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$2.75
€2.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$2.06
€1.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$5.94
€5.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.20
|
$42.87
€40.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$8.25
€7.73
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.68
|
$84.22
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.62
|
$35.28
€33.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.55
|
$83.32
€78.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR361.06
|
$104.05
€97.58
|
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