Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Germany

Berlin vs. Al Khobar Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 64.1% more expensive than Al Khobar.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 47.8% more in Berlin
Transportation: pay 31.7% more in Berlin
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Berlin
Childcare: pay 32.8% less in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% more in Berlin
Clothing: pay 8.7% more in Berlin

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Berlin are more expensive than in Al Khobar. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Berlin.

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Berlin vs. Al Khobar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Berlin instead of Al Khobar, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Al Khobar	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.66 SAR25.00	$16.80 €14.99	+152.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$13.44 €11.99	+68.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 SAR3.38	$3.44 €3.07	+282.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 SAR1.48	$3.10 €2.77	+688.9%
Average			+155.6%

Al Khobar vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.8% more for groceries

	Al Khobar	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$2.40 €2.14	+86.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 SAR13.71	$8.59 €7.67	+135.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 SAR23.66	$4.72 €4.21	-25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 SAR8.93	$4.47 €3.99	+88.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.58 SAR17.18	$5.44 €4.85	+18.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 SAR4.60	$1.61 €1.44	+31.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.95	$0.90 €0.81	+15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 SAR3.44	$1.52 €1.36	+66.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.06	$1.70 €1.51	+107.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.35	$0.94 €0.84	+50.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.98 €0.87	+28.0%
Average			+47.8%

Al Khobar vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.7% more for transportation

	Al Khobar	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$8.66 €7.73	+268.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.95 SAR255.04	$70.54 €62.96	+3.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,619.11 SAR250K	$32,914.63 €29,377.56	-50.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.65 SAR92.51	$30.29 €27.03	+22.9%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Al Khobar	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.68 SAR261.54	$48.20 €43.02	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.22 SAR2,380.37	$1,478.95 €1,320.02	+133.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$503.64 SAR1,890.30	$1,114.14 €994.41	+121.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.34 SAR282.76	$295.08 €263.37	+291.7%
Average			+132.2%

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pay 32.8% less for childcare

	Al Khobar	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$601.44 SAR2,257.35	$144.45 €128.92	-76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,438.45 SAR31,671.63	$15,853.22 €14,149.60	+87.9%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Al Khobar	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 SAR10.00	$5.43 €4.85	+103.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 SAR16.50	$4.34 €3.87	-1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.66 SAR25.00	$10.53 €9.39	+58.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.81 SAR307.05	$40.06 €35.75	-51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.32 SAR57.51	$15.68 €13.99	+2.3%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 8.7% more for clothing

	Al Khobar	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.29 SAR237.54	$95.44 €85.18	+50.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$83.27 SAR312.55	$47.03 €41.98	-43.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.60 SAR362.56	$104.60 €93.36	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 SAR350.05	$141.17 €126.00	+51.4%
Average			+8.7%

Al Khobar vs. Berlin - Cost of clothing

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