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Saudi Arabia vs. Jersey Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 48.3% cheaper than Jersey overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.4% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 48.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 32.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 51.0% less in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 72.7% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% less in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 41.4% less in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Jersey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.4% less for restaurants

	Jersey	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £30.25	$6.32 SAR23.70	-84.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £8.07	$7.73 SAR29.00	-27.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.39	$0.74 SAR2.79	-76.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.92	$0.27 SAR1.02	-89.2%
Average			-69.4%

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pay 48.1% less for groceries

	Jersey	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.76	$0.92 SAR3.43	-60.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.25	$3.62 SAR13.56	-16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.20	$6.74 SAR25.26	-18.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.32	$2.52 SAR9.47	-55.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.98	$3.28 SAR12.28	-37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.47	$0.97 SAR3.63	-50.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$0.78 SAR2.91	-46.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.44	$0.80 SAR3.00	-58.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.43	$0.74 SAR2.77	-61.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.33	$0.66 SAR2.49	-62.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.30	$0.65 SAR2.43	-62.2%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 32.1% less for transportation

	Jersey	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £6.11	$2.32 SAR8.72	-71.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £50.42	$33.84 SAR126.92	-49.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,640.12	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	+16.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £19.02	$19.00 SAR71.26	-24.6%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 51.0% less for housing

	Jersey	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £56.31	$74.04 SAR277.70	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,521.14	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,230.36	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	-77.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £138.82	$97.42 SAR365.42	-47.0%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 72.7% less for childcare

	Jersey	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,613.59	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	-83.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,774.23	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	-61.7%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Jersey	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £6.05	$1.89 SAR7.09	-76.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.69	$3.48 SAR13.06	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.55	$7.47 SAR28.00	-51.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £51.69	$106.43 SAR399.18	+55.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.63	$17.24 SAR64.67	-16.7%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 41.4% less for clothing

	Jersey	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £80.68	$48.71 SAR182.69	-54.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £54.12	$57.50 SAR215.68	-19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £94.55	$88.56 SAR332.16	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £158.00	$79.17 SAR296.96	-62.2%
Average			-41.4%

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