Cost of Living in Riyadh

Summary of cost of living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:

A family of four estimated monthly costs are 3,154.2$ (11,842.0﷼) without rent (using our estimator).
A single person estimated monthly costs are 877.9$ (3,296.0﷼) without rent.
Riyadh is 29.4% less expensive than Columbus (without rent, see our cost of living index).
Rent in Riyadh is, on average, 38.1% lower than in Columbus.

Restaurants	Edit	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	34.00 ﷼	20.00-50.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	200.00 ﷼	130.00-400.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	30.00 ﷼	30.00-38.00
Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (1 pint draught)	7.00 ﷼	5.00-15.00
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (12 oz small bottle)	9.00 ﷼	6.00-13.00
Cappuccino (regular)	15.87 ﷼	7.51-24.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	2.88 ﷼	2.50-3.50
Water (12 oz small bottle)	1.11 ﷼	1.00-2.00
Markets	Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	24.85 ﷼	20.82-37.85
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	4.20 ﷼	2.09-7.26
Rice (white), (1 lb)	3.81 ﷼	2.27-5.44
Eggs (regular) (12)	9.81 ﷼	6.00-20.88
Local Cheese (1 lb)	13.57 ﷼	9.07-31.75
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	14.47 ﷼	7.26-20.41
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	22.71 ﷼	13.61-28.12
Apples (1 lb)	3.97 ﷼	2.27-6.80
Banana (1 lb)	2.94 ﷼	2.27-5.99
Oranges (1 lb)	3.16 ﷼	1.81-6.80
Tomato (1 lb)	2.66 ﷼	1.81-4.54
Potato (1 lb)	2.33 ﷼	1.34-4.08
Onion (1 lb)	2.37 ﷼	1.36-4.54
Lettuce (1 head)	4.44 ﷼	1.50-8.50
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	2.23 ﷼	1.75-3.50
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)	30.00 ﷼	5.00-50.00
Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	6.69 ﷼	5.00-10.00
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (12 oz small bottle)	9.01 ﷼	5.00-12.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	27.50 ﷼	25.00-30.00
Transportation	Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	4.00 ﷼	4.00-5.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	140.00 ﷼	78.26-150.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	13.00 ﷼	10.00-20.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	11.27 ﷼	4.83-24.14
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	50.00 ﷼	40.00-100.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	8.67 ﷼	8.25-9.01
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	130,000.00 ﷼	100,000.00-175,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	89,136.43 ﷼	80,000.00-100,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	408.80 ﷼	250.00-600.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data	125.69 ﷼	85.00-200.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	279.67 ﷼	230.00-300.00
Sports And Leisure	Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	379.12 ﷼	150.00-600.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	186.43 ﷼	120.00-250.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	60.00 ﷼	45.00-100.00
Childcare	Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	1,387.76 ﷼	700.00-3,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	38,434.62 ﷼	18,000.00-80,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	200.48 ﷼	75.00-350.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	205.64 ﷼	90.00-300.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	407.30 ﷼	250.00-600.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	332.08 ﷼	170.00-600.00
Rent Per Month	Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	4,137.27 ﷼	2,500.00-7,335.64
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	2,919.57 ﷼	2,000.00-9,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	7,253.91 ﷼	3,500.00-20,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	3,871.43 ﷼	2,000.00-7,500.00
Buy Apartment Price	Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	771.14 ﷼	500.00-1,099.99
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	453.16 ﷼	288.00-696.77
Salaries And Financing	Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	10,607.87 ﷼
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	5.45	4.00-8.00