Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 2.7 times more expensive than Tunis.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Tunis, you would:
pay 64.0% more for restaurants
Tunis
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.20
TND10.030
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
TND15.050
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
TND1.870
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TND1.110
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Tunis
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.12
TND16.070
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.74
TND5.450
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
TND5.040
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
TND8.200
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
TND2.650
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
TND4.730
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.410
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TND1.050
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TND0.880
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
TND0.780
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Tunis
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TND9.570
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.72
TND33.600
|
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,384.65
TND120,374.250
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.85
TND8.930
|
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Tunis
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
TND73.180
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.54
TND763.740
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$170.39
TND534.330
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.08
TND135.110
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Tunis
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$93.99
TND294.760
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,893.78
TND9,074.880
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tunis
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
TND5.020
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
TND2.630
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.20
TND10.030
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.01
TND94.110
|
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
TND15.050
|
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
|
pay 20.5% more for clothing
Tunis
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.24
TND135.600
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.70
TND168.410
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
TND280.870
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
TND241.340
|
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
|
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