Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Saudi Arabia
  3. Riyadh
  4. Russia
  5. Moscow
  6. Comparison
SAR
COMPARED TO
RUB

Moscow is 1.8% more expensive than Riyadh.

If you lived in Moscow instead of Riyadh, you would:
local_dining

pay 28.0% more for restaurants

  Riyadh help_outline Moscow help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.66
SAR24.99
$7.68
₽459.39
+15.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.87
SAR21.99
$3.84
₽229.69
-34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.78
SAR2.91
$0.76
₽45.59
-1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.23
SAR0.86
$0.54
₽32.06
+133.2%
Average +28.0%
Riyadh vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 26.9% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.78
SAR2.93
$0.54
₽32.18
-31.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.27
SAR12.27
$4.02
₽240.34
+22.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.45
SAR20.45
$3.30
₽197.22
-39.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.88
SAR7.04
$1.16
₽69.62
-38.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.37
SAR12.63
$1.65
₽98.54
-51.1%
Apples (1 lb) $0.87
SAR3.28
$0.63
₽37.42
-28.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.65
SAR2.44
$0.39
₽23.04
-40.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.71
SAR2.66
$0.59
₽35.52
-16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.71
SAR2.65
$0.91
₽54.62
+29.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.43
SAR1.60
$0.22
₽13.34
-47.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.44
SAR1.64
$0.20
₽12.03
-54.1%
Average -26.9%
Riyadh vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 16.3% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.59
SAR5.97
$2.27
₽135.54
+42.2%
Monthly public transit pass $53.32
SAR199.92
$27.77
₽1,661.46
-47.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,994.52
SAR74,971.45
$18,102.70
₽1,083,010.55
-9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $6.93
SAR25.99
$3.46
₽206.73
-50.1%
Average -16.3%
Riyadh vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 7.6% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $62.54
SAR234.51
$6.07
₽362.98
-90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $506.06
SAR1,897.52
$836.67
₽50,054.31
+65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $337.38
SAR1,265.04
$451.54
₽27,013.90
+33.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $70.30
SAR263.59
$85.48
₽5,113.67
+21.6%
Average +7.6%
Riyadh vs. Moscow - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 50.4% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $313.63
SAR1,175.99
$485.38
₽29,038.37
+54.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,243.90
SAR23,412.14
$9,113.96
₽545,250.58
+46.0%
Average +50.4%
Riyadh vs. Moscow - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 28.3% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.33
SAR5.00
$2.56
₽153.13
+92.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.42
SAR12.81
$2.21
₽132.19
-35.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.46
SAR27.99
$2.05
₽122.50
-72.6%
Monthly membership at local gym $97.65
SAR366.13
$39.99
₽2,392.65
-59.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $17.33
SAR64.98
$5.76
₽344.54
-66.8%
Average -28.3%
Riyadh vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 1.7% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $60.80
SAR227.99
$75.49
₽4,516.37
+24.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $57.46
SAR215.44
$40.67
₽2,432.98
-29.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.06
SAR371.45
$81.64
₽4,884.14
-17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $90.32
SAR338.65
$104.67
₽6,262.16
+15.9%
Average -1.7%
Riyadh vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2021
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