Cost of living comparison

Estonia

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Saudi Arabia

Riyadh vs. Tallinn Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 6.5% cheaper than Tallinn.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% less in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 25.7% less in Riyadh
Housing: pay 18.1% more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 10.3% less in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% less in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 20.4% less in Riyadh

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

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Riyadh vs. Tallinn Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.2% less for restaurants

	Tallinn	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$7.99 SAR30.00	-52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.46	$7.99 SAR30.00	-32.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.96	$0.87 SAR3.28	-60.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €2.00	$0.31 SAR1.18	-86.0%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	Tallinn	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.29 SAR4.83	-10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 €5.05	$5.27 SAR19.78	-7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.18 €3.72	$6.76 SAR25.39	+61.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 €2.91	$3.08 SAR11.57	-5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15 €3.69	$4.34 SAR16.27	+4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$1.30 SAR4.88	+26.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$0.87 SAR3.28	+35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$1.13 SAR4.23	-6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$0.80 SAR2.99	-39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 €0.31	$0.54 SAR2.04	+57.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$0.59 SAR2.21	+65.0%
Average			+11.6%

Tallinn vs. Riyadh - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.7% less for transportation

	Tallinn	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.40 €6.59	$2.35 SAR8.82	-68.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$37.31 SAR140.01	+11.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$34,642.08 SAR130K	+23.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.56 €13.85	$18.12 SAR68.00	+16.4%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 18.1% more for housing

	Tallinn	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.50 €28.93	$71.73 SAR269.20	+120.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$806.58 €717.89	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	+47.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$579.28 €515.58	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	+43.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$259.88 €231.30	$81.86 SAR307.20	-68.5%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 10.3% less for childcare

	Tallinn	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.76 €588.99	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	-19.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,068.29 €8,961.14	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	+0.4%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Tallinn	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €5.98	$2.13 SAR8.00	-68.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.36 €3.88	$4.28 SAR16.07	-1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 €6.18	$7.73 SAR29.00	+11.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 €43.27	$89.94 SAR337.52	+85.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.96	$13.32 SAR50.00	-0.8%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 20.4% less for clothing

	Tallinn	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.46 €91.19	$58.30 SAR218.78	-43.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.18 €45.55	$54.26 SAR203.65	+6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.10 €106.00	$102.59 SAR385.02	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.83 €120.01	$103.93 SAR390.02	-22.9%
Average			-20.4%

Tallinn vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing

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