Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

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Cyprus

Limassol vs. Mecca Cost of Living Summary

Limassol is 2.2 times more expensive than Mecca.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Limassol
Groceries: pay 71.3% more in Limassol
Transportation: pay 50.2% more in Limassol
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Limassol
Childcare: pay 24.0% less in Limassol
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% more in Limassol
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Limassol

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Limassol are more expensive than in Mecca. Notably, housing, restaurants, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Limassol.

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Limassol vs. Mecca Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Limassol instead of Mecca, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Mecca	Limassol
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.53 SAR17.00	$22.39 €19.93	+394.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.93 SAR26.00	$9.24 €8.22	+33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 SAR2.60	$1.96 €1.74	+182.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 SAR0.90	$1.24 €1.11	+418.2%
Average			+196.9%

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pay 71.3% more for groceries

	Mecca	Limassol
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.67	$2.50 €2.22	+155.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 SAR11.17	$6.69 €5.95	+124.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 SAR24.37	$7.40 €6.58	+13.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 SAR9.23	$4.67 €4.15	+89.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.71 SAR13.92	$4.50 €4.00	+21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 SAR3.48	$1.56 €1.39	+68.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 SAR2.72	$1.04 €0.93	+43.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 SAR2.67	$1.32 €1.18	+85.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SAR2.57	$1.71 €1.52	+149.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 SAR1.95	$0.92 €0.82	+77.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SAR2.17	$0.72 €0.64	+24.6%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 50.2% more for transportation

	Mecca	Limassol
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$6.68 €5.95	+184.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$50.39 €44.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$47,965.95 SAR180K	$32,696.28 €29,100.86	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.26 SAR61.00	$27.99 €24.92	+72.2%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Mecca	Limassol
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.84 SAR235.84	$32.66 €29.07	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$524.96 SAR1,970.09	$1,658.07 €1,475.74	+215.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$286.20 SAR1,074.05	$1,393.27 €1,240.06	+386.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.94 SAR191.19	$182.64 €162.55	+258.5%
Average			+249.7%

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pay 24.0% less for childcare

	Mecca	Limassol
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	$687.47 €611.87	-9.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	$10,517.12 €9,360.61	-36.0%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mecca	Limassol
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.53 SAR5.75	$5.32 €4.73	+247.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 SAR9.74	$3.96 €3.52	+52.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.66 SAR25.00	$6.72 €5.98	+0.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.01 SAR304.01	$99.66 €88.70	+23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.99 SAR45.00	$13.44 €11.96	+12.1%
Average			+51.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Mecca	Limassol
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.32 SAR50.00	$97.74 €86.99	+633.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.02 SAR214.00	$51.71 €46.03	-9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$39.97 SAR150.01	$109.64 €97.58	+174.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.30 SAR200.01	$114.99 €102.35	+115.8%
Average			+150.5%

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