Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.0 times more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Norway instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
|
pay 77.7% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
|
pay 90.6% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
|
pay 95.5% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
|
pay 4.8% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
|
pay 96.1% more for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
|
pay 31.7% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
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