Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Cyprus

Cyprus vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Cyprus is 38.8% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Cyprus
Groceries: pay 32.6% more in Cyprus
Transportation: pay 37.7% more in Cyprus
Housing: pay 48.3% more in Cyprus
Childcare: pay 3.9% less in Cyprus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% less in Cyprus
Clothing: pay 16.0% more in Cyprus

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

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Cyprus vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Cyprus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 SAR24.15	$18.24 €16.24	+183.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.60 SAR28.53	$9.77 €8.70	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 SAR2.90	$1.91 €1.70	+147.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$1.10 €0.98	+340.9%
Average			+121.6%

Saudi Arabia vs. Cyprus - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.6% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Cyprus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.69	$1.76 €1.57	+78.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$5.98 €5.32	+57.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 SAR25.16	$6.87 €6.12	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 SAR10.01	$4.36 €3.88	+63.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 SAR12.84	$3.80 €3.38	+11.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 SAR3.66	$1.37 €1.22	+40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.93	$0.92 €0.82	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$0.93 €0.83	+16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$1.44 €1.28	+92.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.32	$0.72 €0.64	+17.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.59 €0.53	-2.4%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 37.7% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Cyprus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.83	$6.50 €5.79	+176.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.96 SAR134.94	$44.79 €39.86	+24.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,549.24 SAR167K	$30,780.29 €27,395.56	-30.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.52 SAR77.00	$25.09 €22.33	+22.3%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 48.3% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Cyprus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.86 SAR258.41	$30.69 €27.31	-55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	$887.60 €790.00	+40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	$757.49 €674.20	+62.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.68 SAR276.52	$147.76 €131.51	+100.5%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 3.9% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Cyprus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	$456.81 €406.58	+8.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	$7,275.72 €6,475.65	-15.1%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Cyprus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 SAR7.18	$3.92 €3.49	+104.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 SAR12.86	$3.91 €3.48	+14.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 SAR26.04	$5.30 €4.71	-23.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.19 SAR368.47	$65.20 €58.03	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.24 SAR57.19	$11.62 €10.34	-23.8%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 16.0% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Cyprus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 SAR165.75	$74.06 €65.91	+67.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.80 SAR209.42	$43.72 €38.91	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.45 SAR335.69	$90.92 €80.92	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 SAR280.89	$101.66 €90.48	+35.8%
Average			+16.0%

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