Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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Saudi Arabia

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Rosario Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 43.2% more expensive than Rosario.

Restaurants: pay 43.1% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 13.7% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 1.5% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 73.9% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.9% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 18.0% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Rosario. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Jeddah (Jiddah). Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Jeddah (Jiddah).

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Rosario Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Rosario, you would:

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pay 43.1% less for restaurants

	Rosario	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ARS15,177.50	$6.13 SAR23.00	-38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 ARS17,454.12	$8.53 SAR32.00	-25.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 ARS2,630.77	$0.99 SAR3.71	-43.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$0.25 SAR0.95	-84.0%
Average			-43.1%

Rosario vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.7% more for groceries

	Rosario	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 ARS2,428.40	$1.29 SAR4.85	-19.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 ARS6,374.55	$3.21 SAR12.04	-23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 ARS7,373.15	$6.49 SAR24.37	+33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 ARS3,490.82	$2.46 SAR9.23	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 ARS4,096.22	$3.71 SAR13.92	+37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ARS1,342.46	$0.94 SAR3.52	+6.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ARS1,067.08	$0.78 SAR2.92	+10.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 ARS712.54	$0.71 SAR2.67	+51.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$0.75 SAR2.81	-18.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS654.02	$0.52 SAR1.95	+20.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 ARS454.37	$0.58 SAR2.17	+92.9%
Average			+13.7%

Rosario vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.5% more for transportation

	Rosario	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.26 ARS6,463.47	$2.35 SAR8.82	-44.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$54.69 SAR205.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,000.00 ARS42M	$47,965.95 SAR180K	+71.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$17.05 SAR64.00	+77.7%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Rosario	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.33 ARS41,485.17	$67.53 SAR253.45	+147.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.31 ARS380K	$796.91 SAR2,990.68	+218.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.54 ARS307K	$530.19 SAR1,989.73	+161.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ARS69,637.94	$68.97 SAR258.83	+50.3%
Average			+159.7%

Rosario vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of housing

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pay 73.9% more for childcare

	Rosario	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	+63.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	+84.8%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Rosario	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$2.40 SAR9.00	-39.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ARS4,553.25	$3.79 SAR14.23	+26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 ARS5,008.57	$6.66 SAR25.00	+101.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.33 ARS44,520.67	$79.20 SAR297.24	+170.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 ARS7,285.20	$11.99 SAR45.00	+149.8%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 18.0% less for clothing

	Rosario	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 ARS137K	$73.80 SAR276.94	-18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 ARS91,065.00	$57.02 SAR214.00	-5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$99.59 SAR373.73	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$93.64 SAR351.41	-32.3%
Average			-18.0%

Rosario vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of clothing

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