Cost of living comparison

Tunisia

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Riyadh vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Riyadh is 99.8% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% more in Riyadh
Groceries: pay 62.7% more in Riyadh
Transportation: pay 27.2% more in Riyadh
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Riyadh
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Riyadh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Riyadh
Clothing: pay 10.4% more in Riyadh

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Riyadh are more expensive than in Tunis. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Riyadh.

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Riyadh vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.6% more for restaurants

	Tunis	Riyadh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.01 TND11.970	$7.99 SAR30.00	+99.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.01 TND17.960	$7.99 SAR30.00	+33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 TND2.470	$0.87 SAR3.28	+6.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 TND1.150	$0.31 SAR1.18	-18.4%
Average			+48.6%

Tunis vs. Riyadh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.7% more for groceries

	Tunis	Riyadh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 TND1.120	$1.29 SAR4.83	+242.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.08 TND15.170	$5.27 SAR19.78	+3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.89 TND5.650	$6.76 SAR25.39	+258.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 TND5.320	$3.08 SAR11.57	+73.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TND8.070	$4.34 SAR16.27	+60.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 TND2.900	$1.30 SAR4.88	+33.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.72 TND8.130	$0.87 SAR3.28	-67.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 TND1.540	$1.13 SAR4.23	+118.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TND1.070	$0.80 SAR2.99	+122.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TND1.160	$0.54 SAR2.04	+39.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.860	$0.59 SAR2.21	+103.9%
Average			+62.7%

Tunis vs. Riyadh - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.2% more for transportation

	Tunis	Riyadh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.19 TND9.530	$2.35 SAR8.82	-26.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 TND49.880	$37.31 SAR140.01	+123.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,390.28 TND118K	$34,642.08 SAR130K	-12.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 TND8.500	$18.12 SAR68.00	+536.6%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Tunis	Riyadh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.53 TND61.350	$71.73 SAR269.20	+249.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$386.01 TND1,153.270	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	+207.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.38 TND751.030	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	+231.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.31 TND138.360	$81.86 SAR307.20	+76.8%
Average			+193.5%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Tunis	Riyadh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.50 TND309.230	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	+412.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,246.91 TND9,700.730	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	+211.2%
Average			+299.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Riyadh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 TND4.990	$2.13 SAR8.00	+27.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.14 TND3.400	$4.28 SAR16.07	+275.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.67 TND10.970	$7.73 SAR29.00	+110.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.22 TND102.240	$89.94 SAR337.52	+162.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.01 TND17.960	$13.32 SAR50.00	+121.7%
Average			+129.0%

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pay 10.4% more for clothing

	Tunis	Riyadh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.40 TND129.680	$58.30 SAR218.78	+34.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.82 TND178.720	$54.26 SAR203.65	-9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.96 TND304.620	$102.59 SAR385.02	+0.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.81 TND256.360	$103.93 SAR390.02	+21.1%
Average			+10.4%

Tunis vs. Riyadh - Cost of clothing

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