Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Portugal

Algarve vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Algarve is 12.7% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 87.9% more in Algarve
Groceries: pay 0.1% less in Algarve
Transportation: pay 66.5% more in Algarve
Housing: pay 2.0% less in Algarve
Childcare: pay 37.7% more in Algarve
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% less in Algarve
Clothing: pay 7.5% less in Algarve

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

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Algarve vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Algarve instead of Riyadh, you would:

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pay 87.9% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Algarve
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$16.80 €14.95	+110.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$9.52 €8.47	+19.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$1.94 €1.73	+122.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$1.49 €1.33	+376.2%
Average			+87.9%

Riyadh vs. Algarve - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.1% less for groceries

	Riyadh	Algarve
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$1.39 €1.24	+8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$6.43 €5.72	+22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$4.34 €3.87	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$3.94 €3.51	+27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$3.55 €3.16	-18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$1.01 €0.90	-22.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$0.59 €0.53	-32.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$0.80 €0.71	-29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$1.01 €0.90	+27.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.82 €0.73	+51.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$0.91 €0.81	+55.3%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 66.5% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Algarve
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$7.99 €7.11	+240.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	-2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$12.52 €11.14	-30.9%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 2.0% less for housing

	Riyadh	Algarve
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$32.72 €29.12	-54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$1,063.00 €946.11	-10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$857.72 €763.40	+2.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$115.60 €102.88	+41.2%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 37.7% more for childcare

	Riyadh	Algarve
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$663.19 €590.27	+25.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	$15,323.95 €13,638.87	+51.6%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Algarve
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$3.36 €2.99	+57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$3.03 €2.69	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$6.72 €5.98	-13.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	$36.95 €32.89	-58.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$9.66 €8.60	-27.5%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 7.5% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Algarve
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$102.78 €91.47	+76.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$45.72 €40.69	-15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$78.38 €69.76	-23.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$67.18 €59.80	-35.4%
Average			-7.5%

Riyadh vs. Algarve - Cost of clothing

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