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Saudi Arabia vs. Phoenix Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 33.5% cheaper than Phoenix.

Restaurants: pay 66.7% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 36.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 17.9% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 52.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 66.9% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.7% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 2.3% less in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Phoenix Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.7% less for restaurants

	Phoenix	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$6.32 SAR23.72	-68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25	$7.73 SAR29.02	-36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80	$0.74 SAR2.79	-73.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$0.27 SAR1.02	-87.9%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 36.1% less for groceries

	Phoenix	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$4.20	$0.92 SAR3.43	-78.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.38	$3.62 SAR13.57	-43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40	$6.74 SAR25.28	+97.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.10	$2.52 SAR9.48	-50.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.93	$3.28 SAR12.29	-44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06	$0.97 SAR3.63	-53.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75	$0.78 SAR2.92	+3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74	$0.80 SAR3.00	-54.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63	$0.74 SAR2.77	-71.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.42	$0.66 SAR2.49	-53.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30	$0.65 SAR2.44	-50.0%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 17.9% less for transportation

	Phoenix	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.52	$2.32 SAR8.72	-33.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.00	$33.84 SAR127.00	-45.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,113.30	$25,756.63 SAR96,663.93	-28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.94	$19.00 SAR71.30	+36.3%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 52.1% less for housing

	Phoenix	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.88	$74.04 SAR277.85	-9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,682.00	$434.87 SAR1,632.07	-74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,405.24	$360.33 SAR1,352.30	-74.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$196.17	$97.42 SAR365.63	-50.3%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 66.9% less for childcare

	Phoenix	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,271.43	$350.88 SAR1,316.84	-72.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,800.00	$6,485.70 SAR24,340.66	-61.4%
Average			-66.9%

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pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Phoenix	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$1.89 SAR7.09	-68.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04	$3.48 SAR13.07	-42.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.62	$7.47 SAR28.02	-35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.36	$106.43 SAR399.41	+157.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50	$17.24 SAR64.71	+27.7%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

	Phoenix	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.12	$48.71 SAR182.80	-8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.50	$57.50 SAR215.81	+32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.72	$88.56 SAR332.35	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.79	$79.17 SAR297.13	-29.8%
Average			-2.3%

Phoenix vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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