Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 4.2 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 84.7% more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
LYD29.990
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
LYD24.990
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
LYD2.270
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.640
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.30
LYD1.480
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
LYD11.650
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
LYD18.120
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
LYD6.780
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
LYD7.060
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LYD4.180
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LYD2.490
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.230
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.46
LYD79.960
|
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,433.88
LYD74,962.730
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.00
LYD33.980
|
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.74
LYD95.860
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.36
LYD1,099.450
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.50
LYD604.700
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.19
LYD200.040
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.60
LYD333.170
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,028.93
LYD4,997.520
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.67
LYD3.250
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
LYD10.990
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.40
LYD133.060
|
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.14
LYD24.990
|
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
|
pay 86.6% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.31
LYD147.230
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
LYD158.920
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.68
LYD236.420
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.53
LYD284.300
|
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
|
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