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Saudi Arabia vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 22.1% cheaper than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.8% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 27.6% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 26.4% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 15.3% less in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 48.3% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 3.6% less in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of New Zealand, you would:

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pay 55.8% less for restaurants

	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.45 NZ$25.19	$6.32 SAR23.70	-56.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.14 NZ$15.93	$7.73 SAR29.00	-15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.11 NZ$3.68	$0.74 SAR2.79	-64.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 NZ$3.52	$0.27 SAR1.02	-86.5%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 27.6% less for groceries

	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NZ$3.03	$0.92 SAR3.43	-47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 NZ$6.77	$3.62 SAR13.56	-6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 NZ$11.05	$6.74 SAR25.26	+6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.96 NZ$10.39	$2.52 SAR9.47	-57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.01 NZ$6.99	$3.28 SAR12.28	-18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 NZ$2.06	$0.97 SAR3.63	-17.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 NZ$1.66	$0.78 SAR2.91	-18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.26	$0.80 SAR3.00	-38.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 NZ$3.68	$0.74 SAR2.77	-65.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NZ$1.48	$0.66 SAR2.49	-21.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 NZ$1.39	$0.65 SAR2.43	-18.6%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.08 NZ$10.60	$2.32 SAR8.72	-61.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.52 NZ$129.96	$33.84 SAR126.92	-54.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,777.66 NZ$43,211.84	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	+4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.81 NZ$31.06	$19.00 SAR71.26	+6.7%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 15.3% less for housing

	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.00 NZ$87.19	$74.04 SAR277.70	+48.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$978.36 NZ$1,706.24	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	-55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$810.06 NZ$1,412.73	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	-55.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.66 NZ$166.83	$97.42 SAR365.42	+1.8%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 48.3% less for childcare

	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$635.34 NZ$1,108.03	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	-44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,463.91 NZ$23,480.84	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	-51.8%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports

	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.04 NZ$10.54	$1.89 SAR7.09	-68.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NZ$5.85	$3.48 SAR13.06	+3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.12 NZ$40.33	$7.47 SAR28.00	-67.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.72 NZ$65.79	$106.43 SAR399.18	+182.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 NZ$18.69	$17.24 SAR64.67	+60.9%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 3.6% less for clothing

	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.22 NZ$113.75	$48.71 SAR182.69	-25.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.23 NZ$68.42	$57.50 SAR215.68	+46.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 NZ$157.45	$88.56 SAR332.16	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.43 NZ$208.28	$79.17 SAR296.96	-33.7%
Average			-3.6%

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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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