Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 27.5% cheaper than Vaduz.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Vaduz, you would:
pay 75.7% less for restaurants
Vaduz
|
Riyadh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.08
CHF32.71
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.65
CHF15.10
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.63
CHF4.19
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
CHF3.52
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Vaduz
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.88
CHF12.58
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.19
CHF8.33
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.00
CHF5.43
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.59
CHF11.41
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
CHF1.37
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
CHF1.06
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
Vaduz
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.13
CHF7.37
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.51
CHF50.32
|
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,586.06
CHF28,632.76
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
Vaduz
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.25
CHF50.99
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,239.78
CHF1,123.86
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,110.25
CHF1,006.44
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.60
CHF119.29
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
|
pay 30.3% more for childcare
Vaduz
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$222.05
CHF201.29
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,589.46
CHF12,318.85
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Vaduz
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
CHF5.03
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.66
CHF5.13
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.21
CHF10.17
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.19
CHF55.47
|
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.21
CHF20.13
|
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
Vaduz
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$147.11
CHF133.35
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.96
CHF45.29
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.73
CHF137.55
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$220.20
CHF199.61
|
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
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