Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 28.7% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.89
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.41
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.68
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.11
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.56
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.16
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.30
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.32
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.97
|
$37.83
SAR141.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,928.46
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,594.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.35
|
$17.96
SAR67.36
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€41.10
|
$73.85
SAR276.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,147.33
|
$390.65
SAR1,465.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€951.76
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€170.90
|
$85.53
SAR320.79
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,598.73
|
$296.51
SAR1,112.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,495.58
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,651.09
|
|
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.05
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.26
|
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€35.17
|
$99.67
SAR373.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.59
|
$17.24
SAR64.66
|
|
pay 2.5% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.71
|
$43.59
SAR163.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.73
|
$56.89
SAR213.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€84.36
|
$93.76
SAR351.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.99
|
$77.91
SAR292.19
|
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