Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 95.1% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 66.8% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 6.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 30.2% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
|
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