Cost of Living in Saudi Arabia

Cost of living in Saudi Arabia is 30.74% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account).

Rent in Saudi Arabia is, on average, 71.57% lower than in United States.

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	20.00 ﷼	14.00-40.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	100.00 ﷼	65.00-200.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	24.50 ﷼	20.00-25.00
Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (1 pint draught)	5.00 ﷼	3.00-10.00
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (12 oz small bottle)	5.00 ﷼	4.00-8.50
Cappuccino (regular)	11.56 ﷼	5.00-18.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	2.73 ﷼	2.50-4.00
Water (12 oz small bottle)	0.88 ﷼	0.50-1.15
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	18.94 ﷼	15.14-30.28
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	2.66 ﷼	0.91-5.44
Rice (white), (1 lb)	3.23 ﷼	2.27-5.44
Eggs (regular) (12)	7.65 ﷼	5.20-15.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	10.34 ﷼	4.99-22.68
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	10.99 ﷼	5.44-18.14
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	18.87 ﷼	12.25-24.95
Apples (1 lb)	3.22 ﷼	2.04-4.54
Banana (1 lb)	2.53 ﷼	1.81-3.63
Oranges (1 lb)	2.67 ﷼	1.81-4.54
Tomato (1 lb)	2.59 ﷼	1.36-4.54
Potato (1 lb)	1.71 ﷼	0.91-2.72
Onion (1 lb)	1.66 ﷼	0.91-2.72
Lettuce (1 head)	4.10 ﷼	2.00-10.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	2.19 ﷼	1.75-3.50
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)	12.00 ﷼	5.00-35.00
Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	6.05 ﷼	4.00-9.00
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (12 oz small bottle)	6.40 ﷼	4.00-10.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	26.00 ﷼	24.00-30.00
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	3.00 ﷼	2.00-10.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	150.00 ﷼	0.00-400.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	10.00 ﷼	5.00-15.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	8.05 ﷼	3.22-24.14
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	40.00 ﷼	25.00-60.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	5.90 ﷼	4.96-7.76
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	75,000.00 ﷼	60,000.00-100,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	69,207.96 ﷼	62,000.00-80,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	349.28 ﷼	200.00-637.50
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.48 ﷼	0.20-0.60
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	245.88 ﷼	160.00-350.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	331.74 ﷼	150.00-700.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	120.78 ﷼	50.00-200.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	60.00 ﷼	50.00-90.00
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	1,004.64 ﷼	500.00-2,000.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	20,523.42 ﷼	12,000.00-36,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	180.55 ﷼	60.00-350.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	197.24 ﷼	80.00-350.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	332.56 ﷼	200.00-500.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	309.27 ﷼	160.00-500.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,407.06 ﷼	1,000.00-2,500.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	1,023.15 ﷼	700.00-2,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	2,467.47 ﷼	1,600.00-4,500.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,822.62 ﷼	1,200.00-3,000.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	339.85 ﷼	204.38-557.41
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	244.87 ﷼	139.35-418.06
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	6,311.51 ﷼
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	4.15	2.50-7.00

Prices in Saudi Arabia

This country had 7623 entries in the past 12 months by 721 different contributors.
Last update: December 2020
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