Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

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Netherlands

Wageningen vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) Cost of Living Summary

Wageningen is 74.1% more expensive than Jeddah (Jiddah).

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Wageningen
Groceries: pay 57.6% more in Wageningen
Transportation: pay 79.7% more in Wageningen
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Wageningen
Childcare: pay 12.8% more in Wageningen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.6% more in Wageningen
Clothing: pay 4.1% more in Wageningen

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Wageningen are more expensive than in Jeddah (Jiddah). Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Wageningen.

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Wageningen vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wageningen instead of Jeddah (Jiddah), you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Wageningen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.13 SAR23.00	$21.83 €19.43	+256.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.53 SAR32.00	$13.44 €11.96	+57.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 SAR3.71	$3.83 €3.41	+287.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.95	$2.65 €2.36	+943.5%
Average			+200.7%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Wageningen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.6% more for groceries

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Wageningen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.85	$2.02 €1.79	+56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21 SAR12.04	$6.51 €5.80	+103.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 SAR24.37	$5.03 €4.48	-22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 SAR9.23	$4.94 €4.40	+100.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 SAR13.92	$6.53 €5.82	+76.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.52	$1.19 €1.06	+26.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.92	$1.11 €0.99	+42.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 SAR2.67	$0.87 €0.77	+21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$2.08 €1.85	+178.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 SAR1.95	$0.83 €0.74	+59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$1.01 €0.90	+75.3%
Average			+57.6%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Wageningen - Cost of groceries

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pay 79.7% more for transportation

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Wageningen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$8.99 €8.00	+282.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.69 SAR205.26	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,965.95 SAR180K	$41,419.02 €36,864.42	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.05 SAR64.00	$19.67 €17.51	+15.3%
Average			+79.7%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Wageningen - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Wageningen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.53 SAR253.45	$45.91 €40.86	-32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$796.91 SAR2,990.68	$1,194.38 €1,063.05	+49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$530.19 SAR1,989.73	$1,343.68 €1,195.93	+153.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.97 SAR258.83	$235.86 €209.93	+242.0%
Average			+101.2%

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pay 12.8% more for childcare

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Wageningen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	$1,987.53 €1,768.97	+161.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	$8,010.59 €7,129.71	-51.3%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Wageningen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 SAR9.00	$5.60 €4.98	+133.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.79 SAR14.23	$4.20 €3.74	+10.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.66 SAR25.00	$14.00 €12.46	+110.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.20 SAR297.24	$38.91 €34.63	-50.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.99 SAR45.00	$15.68 €13.95	+30.7%
Average			+16.6%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Wageningen - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.1% more for clothing

	Jeddah (Jiddah)	Wageningen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.80 SAR276.94	$96.73 €86.09	+31.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.02 SAR214.00	$43.86 €39.03	-23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.59 SAR373.73	$106.19 €94.51	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.64 SAR351.41	$102.18 €90.94	+9.1%
Average			+4.1%

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Wageningen - Cost of clothing

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