Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Austria

Vienna vs. Al Khobar Cost of Living Summary

Vienna is 53.4% more expensive than Al Khobar.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Vienna
Groceries: pay 46.0% more in Vienna
Transportation: pay 12.4% more in Vienna
Housing: pay 89.9% more in Vienna
Childcare: pay 39.2% more in Vienna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% less in Vienna
Clothing: pay 4.7% less in Vienna

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, and transportation in Vienna are more expensive than in Al Khobar. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Vienna. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Vienna.

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Vienna vs. Al Khobar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Al Khobar	Vienna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.66 SAR25.00	$17.92 €15.99	+168.9%
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	$3.81 €3.40	+323.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 SAR1.48	$3.19 €2.85	+712.4%
Average			+166.7%

Al Khobar vs. Vienna - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.0% more for groceries

	Al Khobar	Vienna
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$2.22 €1.98	+72.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.65 SAR13.71	$6.80 €6.07	+86.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.30 SAR23.66	$5.92 €5.28	-6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 SAR8.93	$4.62 €4.13	+94.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.58 SAR17.18	$6.29 €5.62	+37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 SAR4.60	$1.32 €1.18	+8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.95	$1.02 €0.91	+30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 SAR3.44	$1.59 €1.41	+73.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SAR3.06	$1.84 €1.64	+125.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.35	$0.87 €0.78	+39.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.80 €0.72	+5.0%
Average			+46.0%

Al Khobar vs. Vienna - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.4% more for transportation

	Al Khobar	Vienna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$7.63 €6.81	+224.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.95 SAR255.04	$57.11 €50.97	-16.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,619.11 SAR250K	$29,661.80 €26,474.28	-55.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.65 SAR92.51	$22.39 €19.99	-9.1%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 89.9% more for housing

	Al Khobar	Vienna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.68 SAR261.54	$31.45 €28.07	-54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$634.22 SAR2,380.37	$1,271.42 €1,134.79	+100.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$503.64 SAR1,890.30	$899.29 €802.65	+78.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.34 SAR282.76	$235.43 €210.13	+212.5%
Average			+89.9%

Al Khobar vs. Vienna - Cost of housing

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pay 39.2% more for childcare

	Al Khobar	Vienna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$601.44 SAR2,257.35	$354.58 €316.48	-41.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,438.45 SAR31,671.63	$27,740.53 €24,759.48	+228.7%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Al Khobar	Vienna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 SAR10.00	$5.93 €5.30	+122.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 SAR16.50	$5.12 €4.57	+16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.66 SAR25.00	$7.45 €6.65	+11.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.81 SAR307.05	$37.51 €33.48	-54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.32 SAR57.51	$14.28 €12.74	-6.8%
Average			-1.1%

Al Khobar vs. Vienna - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Al Khobar	Vienna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.29 SAR237.54	$87.06 €77.70	+37.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$83.27 SAR312.55	$37.42 €33.40	-55.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.60 SAR362.56	$90.63 €80.89	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 SAR350.05	$132.59 €118.34	+42.2%
Average			-4.7%

Al Khobar vs. Vienna - Cost of clothing

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