Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 2.9 times more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Jersey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
$37.84
£29.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 76.9% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
$5.49
£4.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
$7.51
£5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
$5.39
£4.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
$1.09
£0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$7.04
£5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.83
SAR141.87
|
$65.58
£51.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,221.79
SAR94,582.93
|
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.96
SAR67.35
|
$41.21
£32.44
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.85
SAR276.94
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$390.65
SAR1,464.96
|
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.05
SAR1,050.22
|
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
SAR320.75
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.51
SAR1,111.93
|
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.49
SAR22,648.37
|
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
|
pay 81.0% more for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
$6.94
£5.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SAR13.71
|
$4.76
£3.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.67
SAR373.78
|
$76.30
£60.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.24
SAR64.65
|
$16.40
£12.91
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.59
SAR163.47
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.89
SAR213.34
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.76
SAR351.60
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.91
SAR292.15
|
$122.97
£96.79
|
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