Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

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Uruguay

Maldonado vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Maldonado is 11.9% cheaper than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Maldonado
Groceries: pay 24.7% more in Maldonado
Transportation: pay 40.6% more in Maldonado
Housing: pay 55.5% less in Maldonado
Childcare: pay 21.4% less in Maldonado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.9% less in Maldonado
Clothing: pay 10.0% more in Maldonado

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Maldonado are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Maldonado. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Maldonado.

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Maldonado vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Maldonado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$15.00 UYU604.72	+87.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$13.71 UYU552.87	+71.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$2.68 UYU108.11	+206.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$2.05 UYU82.66	+554.0%
Average			+116.4%

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pay 24.7% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Maldonado
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$2.74 UYU110.47	+112.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$7.03 UYU283.55	+33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$4.37 UYU176.18	-35.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$4.09 UYU164.85	+32.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$5.29 UYU213.26	+22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$1.28 UYU51.67	-1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$0.99 UYU39.78	+12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$0.80 UYU32.15	-29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$1.44 UYU58.00	+80.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.92 UYU37.22	+69.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$0.93 UYU37.50	+57.9%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 40.6% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Maldonado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$8.25 UYU332.50	+251.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	$49.87 UYU2,010.42	+33.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$6.89 UYU277.84	-62.0%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 55.5% less for housing

	Riyadh	Maldonado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$423.88 UYU17,088.55	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$317.91 UYU12,816.42	-61.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$87.95 UYU3,545.58	+7.4%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 21.4% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Maldonado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$498.68 UYU20,104.18	-6.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	$6,649.05 UYU268K	-34.2%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Maldonado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$2.99 UYU120.63	+40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$4.66 UYU187.82	+8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$5.49 UYU221.15	-29.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	$48.21 UYU1,943.40	-46.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$12.22 UYU492.55	-8.3%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 10.0% more for clothing

	Riyadh	Maldonado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$89.81 UYU3,620.53	+54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$37.40 UYU1,507.81	-31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$118.09 UYU4,760.83	+13.6%
Average			+10.0%

Riyadh vs. Maldonado - Cost of clothing

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