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Saudi Arabia vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 46.6% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants
pay 24.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries
pay 22.8% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation
pay 31.6% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare
pay 89.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Saudi Arabia

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

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Saudi Arabia vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 24.8% more for restaurants

 
Burundi
Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.85
BIF11,548
$6.43
SAR24.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.81
BIF11,426
$7.60
SAR28.53
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
BIF5,269
$0.77
SAR2.90
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pay 22.8% less for groceries

 
Burundi
Saudi Arabia
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.01
BIF6,014
$0.98
SAR3.69
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.16
BIF12,480
$3.80
SAR14.25
Milk (1 gallon) $3.80
BIF11,382
$6.70
SAR25.16
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pay 31.6% less for transportation

 
Burundi
Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.04
BIF15,118
$2.35
SAR8.83
Monthly public transit pass $30.09
BIF90,206
$35.96
SAR134.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $44,549.24
SAR167K
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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Burundi
Saudi Arabia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $67.62
BIF203K
$68.86
SAR258.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $433.02
BIF1M
$633.54
SAR2,377.57
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $90.78
BIF272K
$465.22
SAR1,745.88
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pay 89.8% more for childcare

 
Burundi
Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $99.93
BIF300K
$419.94
SAR1,575.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,992.86
BIF30M
$8,565.65
SAR32,145.50
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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Burundi
Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.17
BIF6,501
$1.91
SAR7.18
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.03
BIF9,075
$3.43
SAR12.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $6.94
SAR26.04
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Burundi
Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $44.17
SAR165.75
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $55.80
SAR209.42
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $89.45
SAR335.69
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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