Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.0 times more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 8.9 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Monaco
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$27.49
€25.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$5.17
€4.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$6.10
€5.71
|
|
pay 74.3% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$7.28
€6.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 67.5% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$7.63
€7.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$39.58
€37.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,983.95
|
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$18.25
€17.06
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Riyadh
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.95
|
$77.33
€72.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.41
|
$5,728.44
€5,355.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.15
|
$3,664.83
€3,426.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
$146.95
€137.38
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,395.96
|
$3,518.24
€3,289.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.61
|
$21,988.99
€20,557.18
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$4.74
€4.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
$659.67
€616.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
$132.67
€124.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
$34.08
€31.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.44
|
$153.65
€143.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
$523.34
€489.26
|
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