Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 83.2% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
|
pay 68.9% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
|
pay 10.7% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
|
pay 85.4% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
|
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