Cost of living comparison

Iceland

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Dhahran vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Dhahran is 67.3% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 82.5% less in Dhahran
Groceries: pay 53.9% less in Dhahran
Transportation: pay 42.1% less in Dhahran
Housing: pay 76.9% less in Dhahran
Childcare: pay 83.0% less in Dhahran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.4% less in Dhahran
Clothing: pay 57.3% less in Dhahran

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dhahran.

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Dhahran vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dhahran instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 82.5% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Dhahran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.06 ISK3,763	$5.33 SAR20.00	-82.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$26.97 ISK3,268	$6.26 SAR23.50	-76.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 ISK402	$0.71 SAR2.67	-78.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 ISK376	$0.18 SAR0.68	-94.1%
Average			-82.5%

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pay 53.9% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Dhahran
Bread 1 loaf	$4.19 ISK508	$0.98 SAR3.67	-76.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.93 ISK1,324	$4.31 SAR16.16	-60.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 ISK942	$6.05 SAR22.71	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.08 ISK858	$3.84 SAR14.40	-45.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.00 ISK1,333	$5.04 SAR18.90	-54.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 ISK182	$0.97 SAR3.63	-35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.27 ISK154	$0.64 SAR2.42	-49.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.46 ISK177	$0.81 SAR3.02	-44.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.93 ISK355	$0.81 SAR3.02	-72.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ISK215	$0.68 SAR2.57	-61.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 ISK92	$0.44 SAR1.66	-41.4%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 42.1% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Dhahran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.76 ISK941	$2.35 SAR8.82	-69.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$94.80 ISK11,488	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,588.43 ISK6M	$52,762.41 SAR198K	+4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.26 ISK3,545	$27.98 SAR105.00	-4.4%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 76.9% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Dhahran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.01 ISK10,422	$66.22 SAR248.51	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,522.88 ISK306K	$359.74 SAR1,350.06	-85.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,032.25 ISK246K	$453.01 SAR1,700.08	-77.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.44 ISK8,899	$45.85 SAR172.07	-37.6%
Average			-76.9%

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Dhahran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,185.23 ISK144K	$66.62 SAR250.01	-94.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,853.51 ISK3M	$13,323.88 SAR50,002.33	-48.5%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Dhahran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.89 ISK1,684	$1.87 SAR7.00	-86.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.74 ISK817	$3.91 SAR14.67	-42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.89 ISK1,684	$5.60 SAR21.00	-59.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.25 ISK12,148	$195.42 SAR733.37	+94.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.57 ISK2,372	$10.66 SAR40.00	-45.5%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 57.3% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Dhahran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$149.01 ISK18,058	$51.52 SAR193.34	-65.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.79 ISK7,972	$42.64 SAR160.01	-35.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$181.84 ISK22,035	$75.50 SAR283.35	-58.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.81 ISK30,151	$88.83 SAR333.35	-64.3%
Average			-57.3%

Reykjavik vs. Dhahran - Cost of clothing

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