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Saudi Arabia vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 36.8% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 52.4% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 49.9% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 47.4% less in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 21.8% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 18.1% less in Saudi Arabia

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, childcare, and clothing are lower in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 65.0% less for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.49	$6.32 SAR23.70	-74.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.25	$7.73 SAR29.00	-41.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97	$0.74 SAR2.79	-62.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$0.27 SAR1.02	-81.8%
Average			-65.0%

British Virgin Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.4% less for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$4.96	$0.92 SAR3.43	-81.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.75	$3.62 SAR13.56	-53.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.43	$6.74 SAR25.26	-28.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10	$2.52 SAR9.47	-58.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21	$3.28 SAR12.28	-37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56	$0.97 SAR3.63	-38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59	$0.78 SAR2.91	-51.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$0.80 SAR3.00	-11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.22	$0.74 SAR2.77	-77.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.66 SAR2.49	-72.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.95	$0.65 SAR2.43	-66.8%
Average			-52.4%

British Virgin Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.9% less for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64	$2.32 SAR8.72	-49.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.84 SAR126.92
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$19.00 SAR71.26
Average			-49.9%

British Virgin Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of transportation

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pay 47.4% less for housing

	British Virgin Islands	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$120.00	$74.04 SAR277.70	-38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,458.33	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	-70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,183.33	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	-69.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.12	$97.42 SAR365.42	-11.5%
Average			-47.4%

British Virgin Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of housing

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pay 21.8% less for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	-6.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,320.00	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	-37.2%
Average			-21.8%

British Virgin Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$1.89 SAR7.09	-49.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04	$3.48 SAR13.06	-42.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$7.47 SAR28.00	+49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$106.43 SAR399.18	-11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$17.24 SAR64.67	+37.9%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$48.71 SAR182.69	+2.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$57.50 SAR215.68	+4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.00	$88.56 SAR332.16	-42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.00	$79.17 SAR296.96	-36.7%
Average			-18.1%

British Virgin Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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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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