Cost of living comparison

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St. George's vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 0.9% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants
pay 27.3% more in St. George's
Groceries
pay 80.1% more in St. George's
Transportation
pay 44.6% more in St. George's
Housing
pay 15.2% less in St. George's
Childcare
pay 81.4% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.8% less in St. George's
Clothing
pay 32.7% less in St. George's

The cost of groceries, transportation, and restaurants in St. George's are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in St. George's. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Riyadh, you would:

pay 27.3% more for restaurants

 
Riyadh
St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.99
SAR30.00
$7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.99
SAR30.00
$8.33
EC$22.50
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
SAR3.28
$1.94
EC$5.25

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pay 80.1% more for groceries

 
Riyadh
St. George's
Bread
1 loaf
$1.29
SAR4.83
$2.38
EC$6.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.27
SAR19.78
$6.93
EC$18.74
Milk (1 gallon) $6.76
SAR25.39
$15.41
EC$41.64

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pay 44.6% more for transportation

 
Riyadh
St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.35
SAR8.82
$5.28
EC$14.26
Monthly public transit pass $37.31
SAR140.02
$64.35
EC$173.91
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,642.08
SAR130K
$25,901.46
EC$70,000.00

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pay 15.2% less for housing

 
Riyadh
St. George's
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$71.73
SAR269.23
$50.94
EC$137.67
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,186.87
SAR4,454.63
$1,134.73
EC$3,066.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $833.69
SAR3,129.06
$437.86
EC$1,183.33

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pay 81.4% less for childcare

 
Riyadh
St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $530.73
SAR1,991.98
$55.50
EC$150.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,105.80
SAR37,929.58
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00

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pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Riyadh
St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.13
SAR8.00
$2.78
EC$7.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.28
SAR16.07
$4.38
EC$11.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.73
SAR29.00
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pay 32.7% less for clothing

 
Riyadh
St. George's
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.30
SAR218.80
$35.15
EC$95.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$54.26
SAR203.67
$44.40
EC$120.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$102.59
SAR385.06
$50.57
EC$136.67

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