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Saudi Arabia vs. Ecuador Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 40.2% more expensive than Ecuador overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 28.2% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 26.4% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 89.5% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 38.9% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.1% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 4.6% more in Saudi Arabia

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Ecuador. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Ecuador Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6% more for restaurants

	Ecuador	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.56	$6.32 SAR23.72	+77.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93	$7.73 SAR29.02	+11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.91	$0.74 SAR2.79	-18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63	$0.27 SAR1.02	-56.4%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 28.2% more for groceries

	Ecuador	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$0.92 SAR3.43	-43.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.11	$3.62 SAR13.57	+16.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.00	$6.74 SAR25.28	+68.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28	$2.52 SAR9.48	+10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55	$3.28 SAR12.29	+28.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.83	$0.97 SAR3.63	+16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49	$0.78 SAR2.92	+57.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52	$0.80 SAR3.00	+53.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.74 SAR2.77	+46.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57	$0.66 SAR2.49	+15.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46	$0.65 SAR2.44	+40.0%
Average			+28.2%

Ecuador vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.4% more for transportation

	Ecuador	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.52	$2.32 SAR8.72	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.64	$33.84 SAR127.00	+27.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,000.00	$25,756.63 SAR96,663.93	+12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.89	$19.00 SAR71.30	+74.4%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 89.5% more for housing

	Ecuador	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.34	$74.04 SAR277.85	+152.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$360.30	$434.87 SAR1,632.07	+20.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.34	$360.33 SAR1,352.30	+29.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.16	$97.42 SAR365.63	+155.3%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 38.9% more for childcare

	Ecuador	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$233.05	$350.88 SAR1,316.84	+50.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,103.33	$6,485.70 SAR24,340.66	+27.1%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 90.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ecuador	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01	$1.89 SAR7.09	-6.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43	$3.48 SAR13.07	+43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.75	$7.47 SAR28.02	+29.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.69	$106.43 SAR399.41	+225.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.67	$17.24 SAR64.71	+158.3%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

	Ecuador	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.39	$48.71 SAR182.80	-12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.48	$57.50 SAR215.81	+35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.41	$88.56 SAR332.35	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.05	$79.17 SAR297.13	+4.1%
Average			+4.6%

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