Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Saint John's, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Saint John's
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Riyadh
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Saint John's
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Saint John's
|
Riyadh
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Saint John's
|
Riyadh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Saint John's
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Saint John's
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Saint John's
|
Riyadh
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$98.29
SAR368.58
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