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Australia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 2.2 times more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Australia
Groceries: pay 64.9% more in Australia
Transportation: pay 62.1% more in Australia
Housing: pay 88.0% more in Australia
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.8% more in Australia
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in Australia

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

Australia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Australia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.72	$17.15 A$25.82	+171.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.02	$9.64 A$14.51	+24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$2.63 A$3.96	+254.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$2.14 A$3.23	+686.0%
Average			+284.1%

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pay 64.9% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$2.39 A$3.60	+161.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.57	$4.21 A$6.34	+16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.28	$5.84 A$8.80	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.48	$4.36 A$6.57	+72.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.29	$3.87 A$5.83	+18.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$1.48 A$2.23	+53.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.92	$1.27 A$1.91	+63.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$1.32 A$1.98	+64.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$1.93 A$2.90	+161.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$1.10 A$1.66	+65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.44	$0.97 A$1.47	+50.2%
Average			+64.9%

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pay 62.1% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$4.48 A$6.74	+92.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR127.00	$86.18 A$129.74	+154.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,663.93	$27,666.22 A$41,653.46	+7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.30	$17.83 A$26.85	-6.1%
Average			+62.1%

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pay 88.0% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.85	$54.93 A$82.71	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,632.07	$1,188.50 A$1,789.37	+173.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,352.30	$962.42 A$1,448.99	+167.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.63	$133.71 A$201.31	+37.2%
Average			+88.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.84	$1,475.00 A$2,220.71	+320.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,340.66	$13,848.50 A$20,849.89	+113.5%
Average			+216.9%

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pay 90.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$6.47 A$9.74	+242.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.07	$3.56 A$5.36	+2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.02	$28.78 A$43.33	+285.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.41	$51.13 A$76.98	-52.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.71	$13.10 A$19.72	-24.0%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.80	$69.65 A$104.86	+43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.81	$48.53 A$73.07	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.35	$99.22 A$149.38	+12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR297.13	$107.98 A$162.57	+36.4%
Average			+18.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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