Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 65.2% more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Liberia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.83
SAR141.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,582.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$17.96
SAR67.35
|
|
pay 22.5% more for housing
Liberia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$73.85
SAR276.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$390.65
SAR1,464.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$85.53
SAR320.75
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$296.51
SAR1,111.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,648.37
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$3.66
SAR13.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$99.67
SAR373.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$17.24
SAR64.65
|
|
pay 71.3% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$43.59
SAR163.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$56.89
SAR213.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$93.76
SAR351.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$77.91
SAR292.15
|
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