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Riyadh vs. Roseau Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 46.5% more expensive than Roseau.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 21.0% less in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 32.3% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 33.9% more in Riyadh

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

Riyadh vs. Roseau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Riyadh instead of Roseau, you would:

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pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	Roseau	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.00 SAR30.00	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$8.00 SAR30.00	+13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$0.75 SAR2.82	-69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.29 SAR1.10	-86.8%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 21.0% less for groceries

	Roseau	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$1.31 SAR4.91	-37.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$4.27 SAR16.00	+254.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$6.23 SAR23.37	-50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$2.81 SAR10.53	-49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$4.67 SAR17.52	-8.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$1.03 SAR3.85	-64.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$0.76 SAR2.87	-28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$0.82 SAR3.07	-59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$0.70 SAR2.63	-69.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.58 SAR2.17	-64.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.66 SAR2.48	-51.8%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 32.3% less for transportation

	Roseau	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$2.31 SAR8.65	-57.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$37.33 SAR140.01	-29.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$33,328.67 SAR125,009.97	-5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$18.40 SAR69.01	-37.1%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Roseau	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$74.49 SAR279.42	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$1,119.84 SAR4,200.33	+294.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$846.11 SAR3,173.60	+315.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$82.07 SAR307.85	-24.4%
Average			+147.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Roseau	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$461.83 SAR1,732.23	+256.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$9,810.75 SAR36,798.39	+121.0%
Average			+188.8%

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pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Roseau	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.87 SAR7.00	+0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$4.10 SAR15.39	-0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.33 SAR27.50	-0.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$104.43 SAR391.70	+125.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$15.33 SAR57.50	+84.1%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 33.9% more for clothing

	Roseau	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$59.01 SAR221.34	+6.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$64.27 SAR241.07	+73.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$110.52 SAR414.53	+49.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$98.25 SAR368.53	+6.2%
Average			+33.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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