Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

New Zealand

Auckland vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Auckland is 39.8% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 72.7% more in Auckland
Groceries: pay 35.4% more in Auckland
Transportation: pay 78.7% more in Auckland
Housing: pay 28.8% more in Auckland
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Auckland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% more in Auckland
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Auckland

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Auckland are more expensive than in Riyadh. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Auckland.

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Auckland vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.7% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Auckland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$14.01 NZ$24.77	+75.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$8.96 NZ$15.85	+12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$1.98 NZ$3.50	+126.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$1.76 NZ$3.12	+462.2%
Average			+72.7%

Riyadh vs. Auckland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.4% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Auckland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$2.20 NZ$3.90	+71.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$4.29 NZ$7.59	-18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$7.26 NZ$12.84	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$6.26 NZ$11.08	+103.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$4.51 NZ$7.97	+3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$1.30 NZ$2.29	-0.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$0.95 NZ$1.69	+9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$1.34 NZ$2.37	+18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$2.63 NZ$4.65	+230.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.95 NZ$1.68	+75.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$0.70 NZ$1.24	+18.6%
Average			+35.4%

Riyadh vs. Auckland - Cost of groceries

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pay 78.7% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Auckland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$6.98 NZ$12.34	+197.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	$121.78 NZ$215.36	+226.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$25,206.41 NZ$44,573.67	-27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$17.93 NZ$31.70	-1.1%
Average			+78.7%

Riyadh vs. Auckland - Cost of transportation

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pay 28.8% more for housing

	Riyadh	Auckland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$50.70 NZ$89.65	-29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$1,312.12 NZ$2,320.29	+10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$1,217.10 NZ$2,152.26	+46.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$138.93 NZ$245.68	+69.7%
Average			+28.8%

Riyadh vs. Auckland - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Riyadh	Auckland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$1,121.14 NZ$1,982.56	+111.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	$19,362.77 NZ$34,240.10	+91.6%
Average			+101.2%

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Auckland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$6.72 NZ$11.89	+215.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$3.41 NZ$6.02	-20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$27.17 NZ$48.05	+251.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	$44.47 NZ$78.65	-50.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$12.88 NZ$22.78	-3.3%
Average			+13.3%

Riyadh vs. Auckland - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Auckland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$79.70 NZ$140.94	+36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$40.10 NZ$70.91	-26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$92.74 NZ$164.01	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$109.54 NZ$193.71	+5.4%
Average			-0.9%

Riyadh vs. Auckland - Cost of clothing

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