Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Russia

Moscow vs. Dhahran Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 54.9% more expensive than Dhahran.

Restaurants: pay 87.4% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 6.2% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 9.4% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 4.9 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.3% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 86.3% more in Moscow

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

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Moscow vs. Dhahran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Dhahran, you would:

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pay 87.4% more for restaurants

	Dhahran	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SAR20.00	$11.70 RUB966.60	+119.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.26 SAR23.50	$7.02 RUB579.96	+12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 SAR2.67	$1.62 RUB133.67	+127.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 SAR0.68	$0.84 RUB69.07	+359.0%
Average			+87.4%

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pay 6.2% less for groceries

	Dhahran	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.67	$1.02 RUB84.09	+4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 SAR16.16	$7.14 RUB589.78	+65.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.05 SAR22.71	$4.61 RUB381.19	-23.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.84 SAR14.40	$1.86 RUB154.04	-51.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.04 SAR18.90	$2.98 RUB246.54	-40.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$0.93 RUB77.02	-3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 SAR2.42	$0.81 RUB67.24	+26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 SAR3.02	$0.90 RUB74.52	+11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 SAR3.02	$1.79 RUB147.60	+121.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SAR2.57	$0.41 RUB33.58	-40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 SAR1.66	$0.32 RUB26.73	-27.0%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 9.4% less for transportation

	Dhahran	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$3.31 RUB273.63	+40.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$40.65 RUB3,358.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$52,762.41 SAR198K	$38,895.19 RUB3M	-26.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.98 SAR105.00	$10.06 RUB831.28	-64.0%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Dhahran	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.22 SAR248.51	$9.88 RUB816.43	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$359.74 SAR1,350.06	$1,454.91 RUB120K	+304.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$453.01 SAR1,700.08	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	+77.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.85 SAR172.07	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	+211.6%
Average			+137.2%

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

	Dhahran	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.62 SAR250.01	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	+1114.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.88 SAR50,002.33	$26,421.03 RUB2M	+98.3%
Average			+390.7%

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pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Dhahran	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SAR7.00	$4.68 RUB386.64	+150.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 SAR14.67	$3.70 RUB305.66	-5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 SAR21.00	$3.45 RUB285.15	-38.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$195.42 SAR733.37	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	-78.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.66 SAR40.00	$9.36 RUB773.28	-12.2%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 86.3% more for clothing

	Dhahran	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.52 SAR193.34	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	+110.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.64 SAR160.01	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	+46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.50 SAR283.35	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	+92.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.83 SAR333.35	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	+102.9%
Average			+86.3%

Dhahran vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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