Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 11.5% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Rome, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.50
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Rome
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 26.1% less for transportation
Rome
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.17
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.98
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,983.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.39
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 8.0% more for housing
Rome
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.44
|
$71.71
SAR268.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,095.60
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€723.56
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.02
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
|
pay 26.3% less for childcare
Rome
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.53
|
$372.21
SAR1,395.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,165.70
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.61
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.61
|
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Rome
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.02
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.97
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.02
|
$109.70
SAR411.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.83
|
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
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