Cost of Living in Saudi Arabia

Summary of cost of living in Saudi Arabia:

A family of four estimated monthly costs are 2,896.8$ (10,866.4﷼) without rent.
A single person estimated monthly costs are 812.3$ (3,046.9﷼) without rent.
Cost of living in Saudi Arabia is, on average, 35.5% lower than in United States.
Rent in Saudi Arabia is, on average, 71.0% lower than in United States.

Restaurants	Edit	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	25.00 ﷼	15.00-50.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	150.00 ﷼	100.00-300.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	30.00 ﷼	25.00-35.00
Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (1 pint draught)	7.00 ﷼	4.00-12.00
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (12 oz small bottle)	6.00 ﷼	5.00-11.00
Cappuccino (regular)	13.88 ﷼	7.00-22.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	2.76 ﷼	2.50-4.00
Water (12 oz small bottle)	0.96 ﷼	0.60-2.00
Markets	Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	24.07 ﷼	18.93-34.07
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	3.40 ﷼	0.91-6.35
Rice (white), (1 lb)	3.75 ﷼	2.27-4.99
Eggs (regular) (12)	9.52 ﷼	6.00-18.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	12.40 ﷼	6.80-27.22
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	13.57 ﷼	6.80-20.41
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	22.20 ﷼	13.61-31.75
Apples (1 lb)	3.69 ﷼	2.27-5.44
Banana (1 lb)	2.81 ﷼	2.27-4.54
Oranges (1 lb)	2.83 ﷼	1.47-4.54
Tomato (1 lb)	2.75 ﷼	1.36-4.54
Potato (1 lb)	2.28 ﷼	1.36-4.08
Onion (1 lb)	2.30 ﷼	1.36-3.86
Lettuce (1 head)	4.51 ﷼	2.00-9.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	2.22 ﷼	1.50-3.00
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)	15.00 ﷼	5.00-49.95
Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	6.48 ﷼	4.00-10.00
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (12 oz small bottle)	7.81 ﷼	5.00-12.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	28.00 ﷼	24.00-35.00
Transportation	Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	4.00 ﷼	3.00-7.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	140.00 ﷼	43.48-200.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	10.00 ﷼	8.00-20.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	14.48 ﷼	4.83-19.31
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	50.00 ﷼	30.00-100.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	8.78 ﷼	8.25-9.08
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	93,000.00 ﷼	75,000.00-135,500.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	84,378.32 ﷼	78,000.00-96,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	411.30 ﷼	250.00-800.00
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data	125.97 ﷼	75.00-180.00
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	268.39 ﷼	200.00-373.75
Sports And Leisure	Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	348.48 ﷼	200.00-600.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	153.14 ﷼	80.00-200.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	60.00 ﷼	45.00-80.00
Childcare	Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	1,286.21 ﷼	600.00-2,083.33
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	27,779.27 ﷼	15,000.00-60,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	185.03 ﷼	65.00-400.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	219.37 ﷼	80.00-400.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	351.61 ﷼	200.00-520.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	312.16 ﷼	159.00-550.00
Rent Per Month	Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,864.76 ﷼	1,000.00-5,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	1,519.77 ﷼	800.00-4,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	3,404.16 ﷼	1,800.00-9,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	2,443.35 ﷼	1,500.00-5,200.00
Buy Apartment Price	Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	616.94 ﷼	288.00-1,199.99
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	387.74 ﷼	185.80-696.77
Salaries And Financing	Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	8,227.90 ﷼
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	4.70	3.00-7.00

Prices in Saudi Arabia

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Last update: March 2025
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