Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 58.6% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
|
pay 75.3% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.83
SAR141.87
|
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,221.79
SAR94,582.93
|
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.96
SAR67.35
|
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
|
pay 44.2% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.85
SAR276.94
|
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$390.65
SAR1,464.96
|
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.05
SAR1,050.22
|
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
SAR320.75
|
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.51
SAR1,111.93
|
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.49
SAR22,648.37
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
|
pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SAR13.71
|
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.67
SAR373.78
|
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.24
SAR64.65
|
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.59
SAR163.47
|
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.89
SAR213.34
|
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.76
SAR351.60
|
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.91
SAR292.15
|
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
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