Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 43.8% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 16.1% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$4.65
₴182.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$3.61
₴142.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$0.49
₴19.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.39
₴15.37
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$0.54
₴21.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.57
|
$3.21
₴126.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$3.15
₴124.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$1.46
₴57.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$1.56
₴61.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.22
₴8.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
$0.47
₴18.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.50
₴19.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.72
₴28.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.17
₴6.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.25
₴9.91
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$3.81
₴150.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR120.01
|
$7.13
₴280.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR90,004.34
|
$19,124.68
₴753,153.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR55.00
|
$3.35
₴131.85
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR269.01
|
$4.40
₴173.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,479.20
|
$234.03
₴9,216.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.66
|
$155.62
₴6,128.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.45
|
$61.95
₴2,439.57
|
|
pay 46.7% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.28
|
$183.02
₴7,207.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,317.35
|
$3,871.85
₴152,478.12
|
|
pay 72.0% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$0.85
₴33.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$0.96
₴37.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$1.95
₴76.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.18
|
$18.82
₴741.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
$2.98
₴117.18
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.68
|
$40.33
₴1,588.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.61
|
$30.46
₴1,199.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.54
|
$64.81
₴2,552.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR361.05
|
$73.44
₴2,892.29
|
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