Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 99.2% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,507
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF900
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF662
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,328
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,612
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,181
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,344
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF720
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,272
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF610
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF281
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF338
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 79.1% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,779
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,195
|
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,556.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,565
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 41.3% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
$67.28
SAR252.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF651,223
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF409,426
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF192,547
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.42
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,169
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,922
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,415
|
$98.93
SAR371.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,844
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
$40.71
SAR152.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
$65.80
SAR246.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
$92.30
SAR346.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,468
|
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
|
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