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Saudi Arabia vs. Abha Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 13.4% more expensive than Abha.

Restaurants: pay 20.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 11.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 5.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 36.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 34.6% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% less in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in Saudi Arabia

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Abha. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Abha Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Abha, you would:

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pay 20.8% more for restaurants

	Abha	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SAR20.01	$6.32 SAR23.71	+18.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.01	$7.73 SAR29.01
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SAR2.30	$0.74 SAR2.79	+21.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 SAR0.83	$0.27 SAR1.02	+22.8%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 11.8% more for groceries

	Abha	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SAR1.88	$0.92 SAR3.43	+83.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 SAR10.84	$3.62 SAR13.57	+25.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.07 SAR26.51	$6.74 SAR25.27	-4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.92 SAR10.95	$2.52 SAR9.47	-13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.93 SAR14.75	$3.28 SAR12.29	-16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 SAR3.18	$0.97 SAR3.63	+14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$0.78 SAR2.92	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.45	$0.80 SAR3.00	+22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 SAR2.90	$0.74 SAR2.77	-4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.36	$0.66 SAR2.49	+5.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SAR2.12	$0.65 SAR2.43	+15.0%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 5.8% more for transportation

	Abha	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$2.32 SAR8.72	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.00 SAR90.04	$33.84 SAR126.97	+41.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,663.21 SAR92,541.43	$25,756.63 SAR96,644.14	+4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.00 SAR90.04	$19.00 SAR71.28	-20.8%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 36.8% more for housing

	Abha	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.66 SAR205.09	$74.04 SAR277.80	+35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.51 SAR1,333.93	$434.87 SAR1,631.73	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.63 SAR1,000.45	$360.33 SAR1,352.02	+35.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.16 SAR236.99	$97.42 SAR365.56	+54.3%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 34.6% more for childcare

	Abha	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$237.74 SAR892.07	$350.88 SAR1,316.57	+47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,332.59 SAR20,008.96	$6,485.70 SAR24,335.68	+21.6%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Abha	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.73 SAR6.50	$1.89 SAR7.09	+9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.15 SAR11.81	$3.48 SAR13.07	+10.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.47 SAR35.52	$7.47 SAR28.01	-21.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.98 SAR457.70	$106.43 SAR399.33	-12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00 SAR67.53	$17.24 SAR64.70	-4.2%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Abha	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.22 SAR143.40	$48.71 SAR182.76	+27.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$67.10 SAR251.78	$57.50 SAR215.76	-14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$177.75 SAR666.97	$88.56 SAR332.28	-50.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.88 SAR333.48	$79.17 SAR297.07	-10.9%
Average			-12.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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