Cost of living comparison
Finland is 75.7% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Finland instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$13.74
€12.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$9.50
€8.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.59
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$1.76
€1.64
|
|
pay 47.3% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
pay 95.4% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$8.90
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$58.04
€53.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,557.28
|
$29,560.99
€27,425.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$20.72
€19.22
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$23.03
€21.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.15
|
$744.51
€690.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.12
|
$617.65
€573.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
$96.36
€89.40
|
|
pay 24.9% more for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.83
|
$346.47
€321.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.72
|
$7,931.98
€7,358.89
|
|
pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$7.11
€6.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$4.18
€3.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$9.96
€9.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$43.96
€40.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$15.18
€14.08
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$89.09
€82.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$81.40
€75.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
$117.91
€109.39
|
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