Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 94.0% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 5.2% more for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD173.43
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.28
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.74
|
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.39
|
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.33
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.52
|
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.05
|
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD58.59
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD38.81
|
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.72
|
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.38
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.27
|
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.14
|
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.31
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.42
|
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
|
pay 75.7% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD81.78
|
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD203,653.27
|
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Windhoek
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD972.18
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,558.71
|
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,493.37
|
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,033.36
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.73
|
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.47
|
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.10
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD663.78
|
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.46
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 97.4% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD644.16
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD400.17
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,156.18
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD889.42
|
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
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