Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 27.2% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Norway, you would:
pay 66.3% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Norway
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
Norway
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$37.83
SAR141.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,594.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$17.96
SAR67.36
|
|
pay 29.3% less for housing
Norway
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$73.85
SAR276.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$390.65
SAR1,465.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$85.53
SAR320.79
|
|
pay 9.0% less for childcare
Norway
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$296.51
SAR1,112.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,651.09
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$99.67
SAR373.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$17.24
SAR64.66
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
Norway
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$43.59
SAR163.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$56.89
SAR213.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$93.76
SAR351.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$77.91
SAR292.19
|
|
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