Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 5.4% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 48.9% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$9.00
SVC78.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$6.50
SVC56.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
|
pay 26.6% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.76
SVC15.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$2.97
SVC25.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$6.82
SVC59.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$2.64
SVC23.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$2.45
SVC21.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$1.44
SVC12.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$1.06
SVC9.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.83
SVC7.28
|
|
pay 29.7% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$3.98
SVC34.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$21.74
SVC190.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,985.12
|
$18,000.00
SVC157,350.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$29.85
SVC260.98
|
|
pay 25.3% less for housing
Riyadh
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$45.33
SVC396.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.45
|
$672.22
SVC5,876.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.18
|
$525.00
SVC4,589.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
$52.28
SVC456.98
|
|
pay 54.4% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,395.98
|
$99.22
SVC867.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.94
|
$4,350.00
SVC38,026.46
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$1.50
SVC13.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$2.46
SVC21.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
$29.44
SVC257.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
$53.50
SVC467.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
$41.12
SVC359.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
$81.36
SVC711.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
$85.00
SVC743.05
|
|
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