Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 2.1 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
Russia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Russia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 92.4% more for transportation
Russia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,986.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Russia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 56.4% more for childcare
Russia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
$101.08
SAR379.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
Russia
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
$96.25
SAR360.98
|
|
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