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AL Kharj vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

AL Kharj is 19.1% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.7% less in AL Kharj
Groceries: pay 26.3% less in AL Kharj
Transportation: pay 11.6% less in AL Kharj
Housing: pay 8.8% less in AL Kharj
Childcare: pay 45.8% less in AL Kharj
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% less in AL Kharj
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in AL Kharj

Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in AL Kharj.

AL Kharj vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in AL Kharj instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 17.7% less for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	AL Kharj
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.72	$4.80 SAR18.01	-24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.02	$8.00 SAR30.02	+3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$0.75 SAR2.82	+1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$0.13 SAR0.50	-51.1%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 26.3% less for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	AL Kharj
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$0.27 SAR1.00	-70.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.57	$4.27 SAR16.01	+18.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.28	$5.55 SAR20.83	-17.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.48	$2.13 SAR8.01	-15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.29	$2.18 SAR8.17	-33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$0.97 SAR3.63	-0.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.92	$0.60 SAR2.27	-22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$0.48 SAR1.82	-39.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.60 SAR2.27	-18.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.36 SAR1.36	-45.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.44	$0.36 SAR1.36	-44.1%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 11.6% less for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	AL Kharj
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$2.31 SAR8.65	-0.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR127.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,663.93	$33,328.67 SAR125,081.59	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.30	$6.93 SAR26.02	-63.5%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 8.8% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	AL Kharj
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.85	$50.66 SAR190.12	-31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,632.07	$641.49 SAR2,407.48	+47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,352.30	$233.30 SAR875.57	-35.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.63	$82.07 SAR308.02	-15.8%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 45.8% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	AL Kharj
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.84	$177.75 SAR667.10	-49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,340.66	$3,732.81 SAR14,009.14	-42.4%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	AL Kharj
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$1.87 SAR7.00	-1.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.07	$2.57 SAR9.65	-26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.02	$6.67 SAR25.02	-10.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.41	$66.66 SAR250.16	-37.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.71	$15.33 SAR57.54	-11.1%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	AL Kharj
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.80	$59.01 SAR221.46	+21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.81	$53.33 SAR200.13	-7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.35	$53.33 SAR200.13	-39.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR297.13	$79.99 SAR300.20	+1.0%
Average			-6.2%

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