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Greece

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Saudi Arabia

Al Khobar vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Al Khobar is 14.8% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 49.5% less in Al Khobar
Groceries: pay 7.1% less in Al Khobar
Transportation: pay 7.4% more in Al Khobar
Housing: pay 21.4% less in Al Khobar
Childcare: pay 17.1% less in Al Khobar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% more in Al Khobar
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in Al Khobar

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

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Al Khobar vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.5% less for restaurants

	Athens	Al Khobar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$6.66 SAR25.00	-60.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$7.99 SAR30.00	-28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.82 €2.52	$0.90 SAR3.38	-68.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 €0.50	$0.39 SAR1.48	-29.8%
Average			-49.5%

Athens vs. Al Khobar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.1% less for groceries

	Athens	Al Khobar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$1.29 SAR4.83	-9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.56 €6.74	$3.65 SAR13.71	-51.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.14 €6.37	$6.30 SAR23.66	-11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 €4.45	$2.38 SAR8.93	-52.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 €4.25	$4.58 SAR17.18	-3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.23 SAR4.60	+23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.79	$0.78 SAR2.95	-11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.92 SAR3.44	+43.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.87	$0.82 SAR3.06	-16.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$0.63 SAR2.35	+29.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 €0.46	$0.76 SAR2.87	+47.9%
Average			-7.1%

Athens vs. Al Khobar - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.4% more for transportation

	Athens	Al Khobar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.72 €7.78	$2.35 SAR8.82	-73.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.23 €26.98	$67.95 SAR255.04	+124.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,965.18	$66,619.11 SAR250K	+138.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 €11.19	$24.65 SAR92.51	+96.5%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 21.4% less for housing

	Athens	Al Khobar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.36 €27.10	$69.68 SAR261.54	+129.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.36 €662.59	$634.22 SAR2,380.37	-14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$655.59 €585.14	$503.64 SAR1,890.30	-23.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$160.58 €143.32	$75.34 SAR282.76	-53.1%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 17.1% less for childcare

	Athens	Al Khobar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$573.57 €511.93	$601.44 SAR2,257.35	+4.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,885.92 €11,501.17	$8,438.45 SAR31,671.63	-34.5%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Al Khobar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$2.66 SAR10.00	-52.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.11 €3.67	$4.40 SAR16.50	+7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €5.00	$6.66 SAR25.00	+19.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.57 €48.70	$81.81 SAR307.05	+49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.49	$15.32 SAR57.51	+44.0%
Average			+7.8%

Athens vs. Al Khobar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Athens	Al Khobar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.55 €81.71	$63.29 SAR237.54	-30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.01 €35.71	$83.27 SAR312.55	+108.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.08 €92.90	$96.60 SAR362.56	-7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.50 €110.23	$93.27 SAR350.05	-24.5%
Average			+0.2%

Athens vs. Al Khobar - Cost of clothing

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