Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 0.2% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Riyadh
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.26
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.07
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Riyadh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.83
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.32
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.40
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€24,879.17
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,985.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.59
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 30.4% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.52
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€671.93
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€495.06
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€212.47
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
|
pay 1.1% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Riyadh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€345.10
|
$372.21
SAR1,395.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,404.67
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.94
|
|
pay 24.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.25
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.21
|
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.18
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Tallinn
|
Riyadh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.29
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.36
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€82.88
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€101.98
|
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
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