Historical Prices in Riyadh

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2022 28.00 185.00 26.00
2021 25.00 220.00 25.00
2020 25.00 150.00 25.00
2019 21.00 100.00 24.00
2018 25.00 100.00 24.00
2017 20.00 100.00 22.00
2016 18.00 100.00 20.00
2015 15.00 100.00 20.00
2014 15.00 100.00 20.00
2013 18.00 100.00 20.00
2012 18.75 92.00 18.40
2011 24.38 71.25 18.00
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2022 - - 2.96 0.95 14.66
2021 - - 2.84 0.93 14.48
2020 - - 2.89 0.94 12.59
2019 - - 2.66 0.97 13.75
2018 - - 2.59 0.94 11.55
2017 - - 1.98 0.90 11.62
2016 - - 1.56 0.91 10.82
2015 - - 1.51 0.94 10.33
2014 - - 1.57 0.99 10.62
2013 - - 1.55 1.00 10.47
2012 - - 1.56 1.02 8.82
2011 - - 1.70 0.99 10.00

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2022 6.69 3.11 10.25 2.22 - -
2021 5.78 2.49 9.09 2.21 - -
2020 5.38 2.75 7.54 2.17 - -
2019 5.06 2.91 7.40 2.22 - -
2018 5.06 2.49 8.59 2.21 - -
2017 4.40 2.11 7.20 2.05 - -
2016 4.12 2.05 6.74 2.00 - -
2015 4.72 2.54 7.15 2.10 - -
2014 4.46 3.20 9.22 2.24 - -
2013 4.36 2.34 7.97 2.00 - -
2012 4.15 2.95 7.76 2.89 - -
2011 4.93 3.28 13.75 2.25 - -
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2022 7.73 6.17 4.86 3.79 8.33 7.57 6.44 4.43
2021 8.08 5.70 3.82 4.16 7.69 5.50 5.66 3.80
2020 7.09 5.88 3.78 3.45 6.79 5.82 5.44 3.83
2019 6.70 4.41 3.66 5.41 6.69 5.57 5.00 3.54
2018 6.78 5.42 4.12 4.38 6.92 5.24 5.27 3.94
2017 6.39 5.03 3.88 3.77 6.64 5.24 5.44 3.74
2016 6.88 4.96 3.48 3.78 6.19 5.54 5.52 3.58
2015 6.54 4.57 3.67 3.18 7.75 6.33 5.52 3.36
2014 6.13 4.35 3.92 3.83 6.67 6.36 - -
2013 6.46 4.44 3.81 3.80 6.87 7.10 - -
2012 6.12 4.64 2.96 3.96 7.00 6.00 - -
2011 6.38 5.34 4.64 4.69 - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2022 30.27 - 28.00 28.45 47.26
2021 20.59 - 28.00 27.22 45.33
2020 25.05 - 28.00 27.21 42.20
2019 22.09 - 25.00 22.19 32.31
2018 23.71 - 25.00 18.14 40.15
2017 22.67 - 24.00 19.95 36.35
2016 18.72 - 12.00 19.53 38.29
2015 29.00 - 10.00 20.75 41.00
2014 26.86 - 10.00 19.85 -
2013 23.88 - 9.00 17.96 -
2012 26.96 - 7.99 20.05 -
2011 20.62 - 7.50 17.81 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2022 2984.04 1940.48 4171.28 3146.95
2021 2513.58 1240.00 3625.47 2290.62
2020 1895.68 1152.17 3054.00 2083.21
2019 1672.23 1115.16 2942.73 2012.35
2018 1638.64 1081.82 2818.75 1982.61
2017 1955.08 1252.00 3373.32 2167.32
2016 1807.41 1238.00 3139.43 2271.43
2015 1733.28 1144.23 3394.40 2298.55
2014 2254.75 1561.00 3786.68 2695.25
2013 1936.36 1212.50 3575.00 2716.67
2012 1933.06 1440.04 3550.00 2445.88
2011 1687.50 937.50 3281.25 2250.00

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2022 7421.09 4375.00
2021 5937.50 4187.50
2020 4305.92 3282.68
2019 4333.33 2800.00
2018 4750.00 3188.24
2017 - -
2016 4353.55 2624.25
2015 4687.50 2716.67
2014 - -
2013 - -
2012 13125.00 11812.50
2011 8718.75 5943.75

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 8586.61
2021 7071.43
2020 6961.34
2019 5617.65
2018 6196.82
2017 6565.90
2016 7551.72
2015 7950.00
2014 8133.33
2013 7032.51
2012 8650.00
2011 7500.00

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 4.00 2.29
2021 4.50 2.11
2020 3.00 1.54
2019 5.00 1.55
2018 3.00 1.44
2017 5.00 0.81
2016 2.00 0.80
2015 2.00 0.49
2014 3.00 0.54
2013 2.00 0.48
2012 10.38 0.48
2011 1.88 0.50
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 -
2021 -
2020 200.00
2019 183.70
2018 150.00
2017 165.00
2016 0.00
2015 -
2014 -
2013 150.00
2012 100.00
2011 -

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 4.11
2021 3.92
2020 4.24
2019 4.75
2018 4.19
2017 3.49
2016 4.16
2015 3.43
2014 3.91
2013 4.00
2012 4.95
2011 -

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
2022 339.44 260.52
2021 351.04 291.82
2020 359.07 230.33
2019 334.62 249.25
2018 284.50 231.44
2017 146.37 216.61
2016 132.00 153.98
2015 127.52 151.61
2014 120.59 193.31
2013 132.00 254.89
2012 237.78 239.46
2011 234.38 296.25

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2022 386.23 185.56 65.00
2021 349.75 158.75 70.00
2020 364.38 134.44 60.00
2019 339.00 99.25 70.00
2018 310.17 101.25 70.00
2017 284.37 115.83 -
2016 318.19 111.43 -
2015 341.30 - -
2014 403.18 - -
2013 313.89 116.67 -
2012 351.79 97.25 456.00
2011 418.75 - -

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2022 186.67 228.33 396.90 352.11
2021 166.82 220.59 367.12 319.55
2020 255.60 241.33 368.32 358.53
2019 167.38 211.79 336.31 319.77
2018 196.65 208.85 316.05 279.15
2017 195.40 220.53 319.93 273.03
2016 188.12 236.40 325.62 304.06
2015 200.80 216.67 334.05 288.50
2014 294.33 170.62 360.91 322.22
2013 228.88 296.67 297.14 290.00
2012 226.52 203.33 297.50 266.66
2011 450.00 112.50 412.50 281.25
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