Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 23.5% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
Croatia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
HRK59.96
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.13
HRK43.13
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
HRK15.22
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HRK10.55
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
Croatia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HRK7.95
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
HRK34.22
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.14
HRK29.14
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
HRK18.94
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.85
HRK27.09
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
HRK4.34
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HRK4.86
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
HRK5.10
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
HRK6.14
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.76
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
HRK2.73
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
Croatia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
HRK44.77
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.83
HRK273.30
|
$47.48
SAR178.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,017.38
HRK169,052.68
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,560.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
HRK66.65
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 28.3% more for housing
Croatia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.52
HRK179.61
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.48
HRK2,762.57
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.33
HRK2,212.49
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.44
HRK925.14
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 56.4% more for childcare
Croatia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.70
HRK997.41
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,525.70
HRK38,894.13
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,280.47
|
|
pay 90.1% more for entertainment and sports
Croatia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
HRK17.61
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
HRK12.30
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.85
HRK34.15
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.92
HRK273.96
|
$98.93
SAR371.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
HRK39.90
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
Croatia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.94
HRK499.32
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.29
HRK241.33
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.37
HRK551.65
|
$92.30
SAR346.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.35
HRK572.59
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
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