Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 44.6% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 34.8% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.57
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR120.01
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR90,006.79
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR55.00
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 67.4% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR269.02
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,479.29
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.72
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.46
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.32
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,318.04
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 56.9% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.20
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 50.0% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.68
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.62
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.55
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR361.06
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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