Cost of living comparison
Riga is 27.0% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Riga instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 91.6% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Riga
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$11.91
€11.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$5.46
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$4.69
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$1.44
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 42.1% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$6.87
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
$11.37
€10.55
|
|
pay 20.3% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
$539.93
€500.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
$363.88
€337.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
|
pay 21.9% more for childcare
Riyadh
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
$493.19
€457.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
$46.87
€43.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Riga
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
$123.25
€114.35
|
|
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