Cost of living comparison

District of Columbia, USA

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia vs. District of Columbia Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 62.0% cheaper than District of Columbia.

Restaurants: pay 69.8% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 56.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 34.4% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 73.6% less in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 83.6% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.8% less in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in Saudi Arabia

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

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Saudi Arabia vs. District of Columbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of District of Columbia, you would:

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pay 69.8% less for restaurants

	District of Columbia	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$28.00	$6.43 SAR24.14	-77.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$7.60 SAR28.52	-36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17	$0.77 SAR2.90	-75.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64	$0.25 SAR0.94	-90.5%
Average			-69.8%

District of Columbia vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.1% less for groceries

	District of Columbia	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$4.11	$0.98 SAR3.69	-76.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.53	$3.80 SAR14.24	-55.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95	$6.70 SAR25.15	+35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.64	$2.67 SAR10.00	-52.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.63	$3.42 SAR12.84	-55.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.17	$0.98 SAR3.66	-69.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06	$0.78 SAR2.93	-26.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27	$0.80 SAR2.99	-64.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.64	$0.75 SAR2.81	-71.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29	$0.62 SAR2.31	-52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.73	$0.60 SAR2.27	-65.0%
Average			-56.1%

District of Columbia vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.4% less for transportation

	District of Columbia	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.19	$2.35 SAR8.82	-43.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$120.00	$35.96 SAR134.90	-70.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.00	$44,549.24 SAR167K	+22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$20.52 SAR76.98	+22.7%
Average			-34.4%

District of Columbia vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of transportation

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pay 73.6% less for housing

	District of Columbia	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.77	$68.86 SAR258.35	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,717.33	$633.54 SAR2,376.96	-76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,228.89	$465.22 SAR1,745.44	-79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.22	$73.68 SAR276.44	-54.3%
Average			-73.6%

District of Columbia vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of housing

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pay 83.6% less for childcare

	District of Columbia	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,221.33	$419.94 SAR1,575.55	-87.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$41,506.00	$8,565.65 SAR32,137.25	-79.4%
Average			-83.6%

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pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports

	District of Columbia	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.00	$1.91 SAR7.17	-78.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.15	$3.43 SAR12.86	-44.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94	$6.94 SAR26.04	-50.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$114.30	$98.19 SAR368.38	-14.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00	$15.24 SAR57.18	-15.3%
Average			-43.8%

District of Columbia vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	District of Columbia	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.42	$44.17 SAR165.71	-38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.11	$55.80 SAR209.37	+26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.50	$89.45 SAR335.60	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.16	$74.85 SAR280.82	-40.2%
Average			-20.5%

District of Columbia vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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