Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Spain

Estepona vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Estepona is 16.4% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Estepona
Groceries: pay 19.6% more in Estepona
Transportation: pay 53.4% more in Estepona
Housing: pay 0.1% more in Estepona
Childcare: pay 9.3% less in Estepona
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% less in Estepona
Clothing: pay 9.4% less in Estepona

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

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Estepona vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Estepona
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$19.60 €17.44	+145.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$10.08 €8.97	+26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$2.43 €2.16	+177.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$2.05 €1.83	+554.8%
Average			+116.9%

Riyadh vs. Estepona - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.6% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Estepona
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$1.63 €1.45	+26.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$6.72 €5.98	+27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$4.58 €4.07	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$3.42 €3.04	+10.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$3.77 €3.36	-13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$1.65 €1.47	+27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$0.92 €0.82	+5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$1.02 €0.90	-9.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$1.40 €1.24	+75.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$1.02 €0.90	+86.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$1.02 €0.90	+72.4%
Average			+19.6%

Riyadh vs. Estepona - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.4% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Estepona
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$6.80 €6.05	+189.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	+1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$10.30 €9.17	-43.1%
Average			+53.4%

Riyadh vs. Estepona - Cost of transportation

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pay 0.1% more for housing

	Riyadh	Estepona
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$30.76 €27.38	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$1,213.05 €1,079.66	+2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$877.13 €780.67	+5.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$90.29 €80.36	+10.3%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 9.3% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Estepona
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$551.47 €490.83	+3.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	$7,998.83 €7,119.25	-20.8%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Estepona
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$4.48 €3.99	+110.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$2.69 €2.39	-37.2%
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	$44.79 €39.86	-50.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$11.20 €9.97	-16.0%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 9.4% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Estepona
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$57.85 €51.49	-0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$41.99 €37.37	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$95.29 €84.82	-7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$97.98 €87.20	-5.7%
Average			-9.4%

Riyadh vs. Estepona - Cost of clothing

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