Cost of Living in Saudi Arabia

Cost of living in Saudi Arabia is 35.62% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Saudi Arabia is 64.51% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	18.00 ﷼	14.00-25.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	80.00 ﷼	50.00-140.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	21.00 ﷼	20.00-25.00
Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (1 pint draught)	3.50 ﷼	3.00-5.00
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	3.50 ﷼	3.00-6.00
Cappuccino (regular)	9.89 ﷼	7.00-15.00
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.71 ﷼	1.50-2.25
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	0.88 ﷼	0.50-1.00
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	17.08 ﷼	15.14-26.50
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	2.62 ﷼	0.91-4.54
Rice (white), (1 lb)	2.84 ﷼	2.27-4.08
Eggs (regular) (12)	6.91 ﷼	5.20-11.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	10.28 ﷼	5.44-13.61
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	8.38 ﷼	5.90-12.70
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	16.59 ﷼	11.34-22.68
Apples (1 lb)	3.10 ﷼	2.27-4.54
Banana (1 lb)	2.44 ﷼	1.81-3.18
Oranges (1 lb)	2.41 ﷼	1.81-3.18
Tomato (1 lb)	2.56 ﷼	1.81-3.63
Potato (1 lb)	1.72 ﷼	1.32-2.27
Onion (1 lb)	1.57 ﷼	0.91-2.27
Lettuce (1 head)	4.05 ﷼	2.00-6.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	2.00 ﷼	2.00-3.00
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)	20.00 ﷼	15.00-40.00
Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	4.08 ﷼	2.50-5.00
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	3.49 ﷼	3.00-5.00
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro)	16.00 ﷼	12.00-24.00
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	2.00 ﷼	2.00-3.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	150.00 ﷼	0.00-250.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	10.00 ﷼	5.00-15.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	11.27 ﷼	3.22-16.09
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	30.00 ﷼	20.00-50.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	2.95 ﷼	2.46-3.44
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	70,000.00 ﷼	55,000.00-85,000.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	63,654.41 ﷼	58,000.00-72,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	152.56 ﷼	90.67-300.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.46 ﷼	0.25-0.60
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	168.46 ﷼	100.00-300.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	293.00 ﷼	200.00-500.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	113.20 ﷼	50.00-200.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	50.00 ﷼	35.00-75.00
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child	1,767.59 ﷼	1,000.00-2,375.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	35,482.95 ﷼	20,000.00-55,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	180.34 ﷼	100.00-300.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	212.20 ﷼	120.00-350.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	295.23 ﷼	200.00-400.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	272.45 ﷼	150.00-400.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,509.49 ﷼	1,000.00-2,500.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	1,128.16 ﷼	800.00-1,600.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	2,654.32 ﷼	1,900.00-4,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,994.60 ﷼	1,500.00-3,000.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	399.66 ﷼	232.26-603.86
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	274.44 ﷼	167.22-371.61
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	6,588.96 ﷼
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly	3.90	2.00-5.30

Prices in Saudi Arabia

These data are based on 8054 entries in the past 18 months from 817 different contributors.
Last update: September 2017
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

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By City in Saudi Arabia

City	Cost of Living Index	Rent Index	Cost of Living Plus Rent Index	Groceries Index	Restaurant Price Index	Local Purchasing Power Index
Al Khobar	52.13	14.60	33.89	47.14	32.46	128.05
Jeddah (Jiddah)	51.86	14.67	33.79	44.33	32.23	97.53
Ad Dammam	49.02	12.60	31.32	43.88	31.60	127.48
Riyadh	48.60	16.83	33.16	43.18	33.72	117.07

Cost of Living in this country for some cities: Abha, Al Hufuf, Al-khubar, Buraydah, Jizan, Jubail, Mecca, Medina, Yanbu' Al Bahr

We would like to gather more data for: Al Badia (Albadya), Al Bahah, Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Al Makhwah, Al Mubarraz, Al-hawiyah, Ar-rass, Arar, Az-zahran, Hafar Al Batin, Khafji, ... Update information for Saudi Arabia!

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