Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 2.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 70.0% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,745
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,050
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,742
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,439
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,373
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,153
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,423
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,190
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,697
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,527
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,052
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,666
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 90.8% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,671
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫202,681
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,988.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,416
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
|
pay 15.4% more for childcare
Vietnam
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
$372.21
SAR1,396.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.75
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,725
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,187
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫632,702
|
$101.08
SAR379.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫97,816
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 45.9% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
$63.87
SAR239.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
$109.70
SAR411.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
$96.25
SAR360.99
|
|
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