Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Brazil

Sao Paulo vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Sao Paulo is 17.4% cheaper than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% more in Sao Paulo
Groceries: pay 7.4% less in Sao Paulo
Transportation: pay 16.1% more in Sao Paulo
Housing: pay 43.6% less in Sao Paulo
Childcare: pay 27.0% more in Sao Paulo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% less in Sao Paulo
Clothing: pay 2.1% more in Sao Paulo

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, and clothing in Sao Paulo are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Sao Paulo.

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Sao Paulo vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Paulo instead of Riyadh, you would:

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pay 27.1% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Sao Paulo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$8.96 R$45.35	+12.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$8.96 R$45.35	+12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$1.40 R$7.09	+60.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$0.87 R$4.39	+176.6%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 7.4% less for groceries

	Riyadh	Sao Paulo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$1.85 R$9.39	+44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$6.20 R$31.41	+17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$4.62 R$23.41	-31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$2.80 R$14.18	-9.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$2.39 R$12.10	-44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$1.26 R$6.36	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$0.82 R$4.17	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$0.72 R$3.63	-36.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$0.87 R$4.43	+9.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.65 R$3.27	+18.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$0.57 R$2.90	-2.6%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 16.1% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Sao Paulo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$4.91 R$24.84	+108.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	$48.37 R$244.87	+29.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$23,890.58 R$121K	-31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$9.76 R$49.39	-46.2%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 43.6% less for housing

	Riyadh	Sao Paulo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$22.16 R$112.18	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$656.54 R$3,323.73	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$419.66 R$2,124.51	-49.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$80.32 R$406.60	-1.9%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 27.0% more for childcare

	Riyadh	Sao Paulo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$530.90 R$2,687.69
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	$16,300.72 R$82,522.42	+61.3%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Sao Paulo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$2.99 R$15.12	+40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$2.56 R$12.94	-40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$2.99 R$15.12	-61.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	$35.87 R$181.58	-60.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$9.95 R$50.39	-25.3%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 2.1% more for clothing

	Riyadh	Sao Paulo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$65.57 R$331.96	+12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$61.53 R$311.49	+13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$99.31 R$502.77	-3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$91.35 R$462.44	-12.1%
Average			+2.1%

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