Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 17.6% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 50.1% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.75
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
€7.97
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.82
€5.40
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
€5.95
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.53
€3.28
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.34
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.09
€46.47
|
$37.83
SAR141.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,604.23
€27,465.32
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,594.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.98
€20.40
|
$17.96
SAR67.36
|
|
pay 17.5% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.46
€36.61
|
$73.85
SAR276.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$924.34
€857.56
|
$390.65
SAR1,465.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.82
€685.44
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.66
€126.78
|
$85.53
SAR320.79
|
|
pay 22.5% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$424.84
€394.15
|
$296.51
SAR1,112.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,091.11
€6,578.77
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,651.09
|
|
pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
€3.07
|
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
€4.06
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.49
€50.55
|
$99.67
SAR373.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$17.24
SAR64.66
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.92
€75.07
|
$43.59
SAR163.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.04
€44.57
|
$56.89
SAR213.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.90
€116.81
|
$93.76
SAR351.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.40
€103.35
|
$77.91
SAR292.19
|
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