Cost of living comparison
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San Marino vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary
San Marino is 36.1% more expensive than Riyadh.
San Marino vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Marino instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.17
|
$17.52
€15.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.17
|
$8.56
€7.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SAR2.83
|
$2.31
€1.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
SAR1.10
|
$1.61
€1.38
|
|
Riyadh vs. San Marino - Cost of restaurants
pay 11.5% less for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
SAR4.93
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
SAR16.09
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.23
SAR23.51
|
$4.42
€3.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
SAR10.59
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SAR17.62
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
$1.06
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.88
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SAR3.08
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
SAR2.19
|
$0.53
€0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
SAR2.50
|
?? | |
Riyadh vs. San Marino - Cost of groceries
pay 80.9% more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.70
|
$7.74
€6.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.33
SAR140.81
|
$29.20
€25.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,328.67
SAR126K
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.40
SAR69.40
|
$23.71
€20.33
|
|
Riyadh vs. San Marino - Cost of transportation
pay 29.4% less for housing
|
Riyadh
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.49
SAR281.02
|
$35.04
€30.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.84
SAR4,224.39
|
$642.39
€550.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$846.11
SAR3,191.78
|
$583.99
€500.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.07
SAR309.61
|
$89.32
€76.58
|
|
Riyadh vs. San Marino - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.83
SAR1,742.15
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,810.75
SAR37,009.12
|
?? |
Riyadh vs. San Marino - Cost of childcare
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
SAR7.04
|
$4.67
€4.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.10
SAR15.48
|
$1.75
€1.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.33
SAR27.66
|
$5.84
€5.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.43
SAR393.94
|
$58.40
€50.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.33
SAR57.83
|
$8.18
€7.01
|
|
Riyadh vs. San Marino - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 15.8% less for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
San Marino
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
SAR222.60
|
$81.76
€70.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.27
SAR242.45
|
$35.04
€30.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.52
SAR416.91
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.25
SAR370.64
|
$58.40
€50.07
|
|
Riyadh vs. San Marino - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026
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