Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 41.8% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 27.7% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 5.7% more for groceries
Albania
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Albania
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$37.83
SAR141.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,594.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$17.96
SAR67.36
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Albania
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$73.85
SAR276.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$390.65
SAR1,465.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$85.53
SAR320.79
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$296.51
SAR1,112.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,651.09
|
|
pay 97.9% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$99.67
SAR373.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$17.24
SAR64.66
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Albania
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$43.59
SAR163.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$56.89
SAR213.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$93.76
SAR351.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$77.91
SAR292.19
|
|
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