Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 17.1% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
Valletta
|
Riyadh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.29
€9.55
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
€2.43
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Valletta
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
€4.90
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.21
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
€4.55
|
$3.82
SAR14.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Valletta
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.10
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$27.82
SAR104.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,450.20
€23,611.42
|
$31,995.90
SAR120,000.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.24
€27.13
|
$16.80
SAR63.00
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
Valletta
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
€35.79
|
$75.45
SAR282.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,095.02
€1,015.91
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,312.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$900.23
€835.19
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.57
€104.44
|
$71.19
SAR267.01
|
|
pay 16.5% less for childcare
Valletta
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.12
€618.92
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,288.38
€9,545.04
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,353.66
|
|
pay 22.2% more for entertainment and sports
Valletta
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
€2.49
|
$4.65
SAR17.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.53
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.22
€75.36
|
$107.87
SAR404.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$17.33
SAR65.00
|
|
pay 36.5% less for clothing
Valletta
|
Riyadh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
$54.05
SAR202.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
€57.77
|
$58.60
SAR219.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$157.03
€145.69
|
$107.57
SAR403.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.35
€185.88
|
$98.29
SAR368.62
|
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