Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 30.3% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Saudi Arabia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.83
SAR141.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,582.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$17.96
SAR67.35
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$73.85
SAR276.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$390.65
SAR1,464.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$85.53
SAR320.75
|
|
pay 69.9% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$296.51
SAR1,111.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,648.37
|
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pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$3.66
SAR13.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$99.67
SAR373.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$17.24
SAR64.65
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Saudi Arabia
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$43.59
SAR163.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$56.89
SAR213.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$93.76
SAR351.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$77.91
SAR292.15
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