Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 11.4% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 14.0% less for groceries
Finland
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
Finland
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$37.83
SAR141.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,582.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$17.96
SAR67.35
|
|
pay 29.5% more for housing
Finland
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$73.85
SAR276.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$390.65
SAR1,464.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$85.53
SAR320.75
|
|
pay 12.4% less for childcare
Finland
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$296.51
SAR1,111.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,648.37
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$3.66
SAR13.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$99.67
SAR373.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$17.24
SAR64.65
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Finland
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$43.59
SAR163.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$56.89
SAR213.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$93.76
SAR351.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$77.91
SAR292.15
|
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