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Saudi Arabia vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 58.3% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 46.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 96.7% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 6.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 8.9% less in Saudi Arabia

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Moldova. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Saudi Arabia. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.1% less for restaurants

	Moldova	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.86 MDL150.08	$6.32 SAR23.70	-28.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 MDL131.33	$7.73 SAR29.00	-0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MDL14.65	$0.74 SAR2.79	-14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MDL9.85	$0.27 SAR1.02	-53.1%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 46.8% more for groceries

	Moldova	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 MDL7.73	$0.92 SAR3.43	+100.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 MDL87.68	$3.62 SAR13.56	-30.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.54 MDL76.86	$6.74 SAR25.26	+48.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 MDL36.10	$2.52 SAR9.47	+18.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 MDL41.09	$3.28 SAR12.28	+35.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 MDL6.92	$0.97 SAR3.63	+137.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL14.53	$0.78 SAR2.91	-9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 MDL13.76	$0.80 SAR3.00	-1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MDL16.29	$0.74 SAR2.77	-23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MDL5.74	$0.66 SAR2.49	+96.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 MDL4.51	$0.65 SAR2.43	+143.8%
Average			+46.8%

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pay 96.7% more for transportation

	Moldova	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 MDL89.36	$2.32 SAR8.72	-55.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 MDL272.74	$33.84 SAR126.92	+110.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,784.24 MDL538,319.30	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	-19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 MDL71.27	$19.00 SAR71.26	+351.5%
Average			+96.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Moldova	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.63 MDL180.09	$74.04 SAR277.70	+596.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$424.82 MDL7,194.99	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	+2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.71 MDL5,347.02	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	+14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.05 MDL1,762.28	$97.42 SAR365.42	-6.4%
Average			+151.6%

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pay 6.8% more for childcare

	Moldova	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.41 MDL5,325.09	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	+11.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.73 MDL107,763.51	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	+1.9%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.61 MDL27.27	$1.89 SAR7.09	+17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MDL28.50	$3.48 SAR13.06	+107.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 MDL56.97	$7.47 SAR28.00	+122.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.99 MDL541.85	$106.43 SAR399.18	+232.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 MDL91.86	$17.24 SAR64.67	+217.9%
Average			+139.4%

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pay 8.9% less for clothing

	Moldova	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.94 MDL964.36	$48.71 SAR182.69	-14.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.36 MDL819.02	$57.50 SAR215.68	+18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.20 MDL1,968.11	$88.56 SAR332.16	-23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.29 MDL1,597.02	$79.17 SAR296.96	-16.0%
Average			-8.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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