Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 36.5% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Saudi Arabia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.45
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.99
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.08
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.12
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.07
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.53
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.27
|
$37.83
SAR141.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,582.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.29
|
$17.96
SAR67.35
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
$73.85
SAR276.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
$390.65
SAR1,464.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
$85.53
SAR320.75
|
|
pay 71.6% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
$296.51
SAR1,111.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,648.37
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.67
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.16
|
$3.66
SAR13.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.71
|
$99.67
SAR373.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.57
|
$17.24
SAR64.65
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
$43.59
SAR163.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
$56.89
SAR213.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
$93.76
SAR351.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.43
|
$77.91
SAR292.15
|
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