Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 32.9% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Tallinn
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$9.21
€8.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$2.34
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$5.29
€4.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$4.66
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
$3.67
€3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.07
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.43
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
pay 43.9% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$7.03
€6.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
$32.49
€30.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
$29,240.65
€27,128.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
|
pay 22.4% more for housing
Riyadh
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
$28.32
€26.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
$729.51
€676.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
$520.65
€483.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
$228.75
€212.22
|
|
pay 13.7% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
$450.86
€418.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
$6,560.19
€6,086.22
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
$3.78
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$5.90
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
$56.45
€52.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Riyadh
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
$87.49
€81.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
$35.26
€32.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
$87.51
€81.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
$101.02
€93.72
|
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