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)
2024 37.11 199.01 32.39
2023 28.93 218.86 27.87
2022 31.45 181.00 25.95
2021 28.66 212.27 26.07
2020 27.65 130.00 23.52
2019 22.77 127.31 22.84
2018 24.53 112.07 23.79
2017 20.18 108.59 22.24
2016 18.24 106.40 20.67
2015 14.90 100.63 18.73
2014 16.31 120.29 20.60
2013 17.62 112.83 20.64
2012 17.02 93.68 19.65
2011 22.94 85.81 20.66
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)
2024 - - 2.88 1.20 16.04
2023 - - 3.07 1.25 16.11
2022 - - 2.96 0.96 14.66
2021 - - 2.84 0.93 14.48
2020 - - 2.89 0.94 12.59
2019 - - 2.66 0.97 13.75
2018 - - 2.62 0.94 11.74
2017 - - 2.00 0.91 11.88
2016 - - 1.60 0.92 11.08
2015 - - 1.56 0.94 10.68
2014 - - 1.60 0.99 10.92
2013 - - 1.59 1.00 10.84
2012 - - 1.58 1.07 9.18
2011 - - 1.70 1.01 11.49

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)
2024 6.49 4.90 10.82 2.15 - -
2023 6.62 3.94 9.53 2.30 - -
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 5.26 2.61 8.96 2.29 - -
2017 4.64 2.30 7.51 2.13 - -
2016 4.22 2.18 6.95 2.03 - -
2015 4.86 2.68 7.68 2.18 - -
2014 4.65 3.35 9.53 2.40 - -
2013 4.58 2.52 8.40 2.00 - -
2012 4.44 2.95 8.18 2.89 - -
2011 4.93 3.28 15.00 2.62 - -
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2024 8.96 7.24 5.51 5.79 8.68 6.28 6.55 6.20
2023 7.59 6.20 4.39 3.53 8.29 6.23 6.25 4.25
2022 7.73 6.17 4.86 3.59 8.33 7.65 6.44 4.36
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 7.12 5.51 4.21 4.89 7.22 5.53 5.36 4.00
2017 6.75 5.12 3.94 3.86 6.82 5.47 5.59 3.95
2016 6.98 5.17 3.60 3.95 6.32 5.72 5.67 3.69
2015 6.72 4.69 3.88 3.33 7.95 6.76 5.77 3.56
2014 6.37 4.56 4.07 4.14 6.92 6.60 - -
2013 6.59 4.57 3.92 4.00 7.11 7.55 - -
2012 6.33 4.64 3.09 3.96 8.75 6.67 - -
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)
2024 33.19 - 27.02 35.84 52.76
2023 28.23 - 27.17 27.61 46.69
2022 30.27 - 26.17 28.45 47.26
2021 20.59 - 27.56 27.22 45.33
2020 25.05 - 27.13 27.21 42.20
2019 22.09 - 24.64 22.19 32.31
2018 24.80 - 24.65 19.32 40.86
2017 23.23 - 22.43 20.23 37.11
2016 19.32 - 11.93 20.48 39.19
2015 30.50 - 10.06 21.29 41.75
2014 31.00 - 9.83 20.86 -
2013 23.88 - 8.92 18.87 -
2012 28.83 - 7.94 20.05 -
2011 20.62 - 8.91 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
2024 4533.33 3316.47 9010.14 4305.88
2023 4493.76 2997.06 6690.91 3747.06
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 1693.62 1160.87 2944.23 2061.46
2017 2035.46 1287.62 3493.81 2229.00
2016 1876.67 1279.63 3198.41 2320.00
2015 1809.95 1234.31 3444.65 2346.24
2014 2322.50 1651.23 3786.68 2695.25
2013 2024.99 1284.09 3761.54 2892.31
2012 2110.88 1440.04 3625.01 2445.88
2011 1750.00 1187.50 4062.50 2875.00

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2024 10880.34 -
2023 7057.14 4354.46
2022 7421.09 4375.00
2021 5937.50 4187.50
2020 4305.92 3282.68
2019 4333.33 2800.00
2018 4868.42 3378.95
2017 - -
2016 4518.20 2730.08
2015 4687.50 2757.14
2014 - -
2013 9666.67 6266.67
2012 13125.00 11812.50
2011 8718.75 5943.75

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2024 10378.38
2023 8918.88
2022 8448.67
2021 7309.52
2020 6961.34
2019 5617.65
2018 6484.94
2017 6837.01
2016 7937.50
2015 8237.05
2014 8250.00
2013 7363.68
2012 9541.67
2011 7500.00

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2024 4.18 2.29
2023 4.12 2.28
2022 3.93 2.29
2021 4.50 2.11
2020 3.51 1.54
2019 4.62 1.55
2018 3.70 1.49
2017 4.33 0.83
2016 2.00 0.81
2015 2.31 0.50
2014 2.75 0.55
2013 2.00 0.50
2012 13.58 0.49
2011 2.50 0.50
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2024 118.88
2023 132.17
2022 75.00
2021 147.50
2020 204.00
2019 180.82
2018 193.75
2017 156.67
2016 68.12
2015 237.50
2014 -
2013 157.33
2012 100.00
2011 -

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2024 5.20
2023 -
2022 4.11
2021 3.92
2020 4.24
2019 4.75
2018 4.29
2017 3.49
2016 4.26
2015 3.48
2014 3.91
2013 4.14
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)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2024 417.80 282.44 120.54
2023 356.58 277.47 134.41
2022 339.44 260.52 -
2021 351.04 291.82 -
2020 359.07 230.33 -
2019 334.62 249.25 -
2018 298.92 240.51 -
2017 152.29 221.37 -
2016 139.16 157.73 -
2015 130.82 161.48 -
2014 129.42 200.93 -
2013 143.33 260.80 -
2012 428.33 253.28 -
2011 234.38 322.50 -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2024 390.48 229.17 56.84
2023 370.75 181.67 68.58
2022 386.23 185.56 61.60
2021 349.75 158.75 66.59
2020 364.38 134.44 62.77
2019 339.00 99.25 67.93
2018 324.16 110.77 66.74
2017 295.05 115.83 52.50
2016 332.45 122.50 57.50
2015 354.00 100.00 -
2014 419.58 - -
2013 313.89 116.67 -
2012 370.31 97.25 456.00
2011 548.44 - -

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
2024 214.27 225.38 398.33 326.67
2023 199.90 199.25 439.56 462.50
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 206.92 215.87 322.49 289.22
2017 210.56 232.86 330.67 281.23
2016 197.71 244.81 330.00 312.65
2015 207.58 223.68 346.30 299.55
2014 314.90 170.62 372.50 350.00
2013 228.88 296.67 305.62 290.00
2012 257.39 252.50 297.50 312.50
2011 450.00 112.50 491.25 281.25
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