Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Bulgaria

Sunny Beach vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Sunny Beach is 23.3% cheaper than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 38.8% more in Sunny Beach
Groceries: pay 12.2% less in Sunny Beach
Transportation: pay 26.4% more in Sunny Beach
Housing: pay 51.2% less in Sunny Beach
Childcare: pay 27.6% less in Sunny Beach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% less in Sunny Beach
Clothing: pay 19.5% less in Sunny Beach

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

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Sunny Beach vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sunny Beach instead of Riyadh, you would:

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pay 38.8% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Sunny Beach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$8.59 BGN14.94	+7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$9.63 BGN16.76	+20.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$1.79 BGN3.11	+104.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$1.54 BGN2.68	+390.9%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 12.2% less for groceries

	Riyadh	Sunny Beach
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$0.77 BGN1.34	-40.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$4.29 BGN7.47	-18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$6.76 BGN11.77
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$3.67 BGN6.39	+19.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$3.81 BGN6.62	-12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$0.76 BGN1.32	-41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$0.83 BGN1.45	-5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$0.89 BGN1.54	-21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$1.17 BGN2.04	+47.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.48 BGN0.83	-11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$0.48 BGN0.84	-17.8%
Average			-12.2%

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pay 26.4% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Sunny Beach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$5.93 BGN10.31	+152.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$30,065.86 BGN52,323.01	-13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$6.30 BGN10.96	-65.2%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 51.2% less for housing

	Riyadh	Sunny Beach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$15.46 BGN26.91	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$571.04 BGN993.77	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$342.62 BGN596.26	-58.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$86.09 BGN149.82	+5.2%
Average			-51.2%

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pay 27.6% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Sunny Beach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$514.02 BGN894.53	-3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	$5,462.58 BGN9,506.43	-45.9%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 26.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Sunny Beach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$2.29 BGN3.98	+7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$2.83 BGN4.93	-33.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$4.01 BGN6.98	-48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$9.15 BGN15.93	-31.3%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 19.5% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Sunny Beach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$33.59 BGN58.46	-42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$41.97 BGN73.04	-22.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$96.32 BGN167.62	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$104.14 BGN181.23	+0.2%
Average			-19.5%

Riyadh vs. Sunny Beach - Cost of clothing

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