Cost of living comparison
France is 90.6% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in France instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$16.13
€14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$1.88
€1.74
|
|
pay 66.0% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$8.33
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 72.7% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$7.84
€7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$52.45
€48.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,556.35
|
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$18.05
€16.62
|
|
pay 56.1% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.33
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.14
|
$760.64
€700.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.11
|
$610.71
€562.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.82
|
$674.24
€620.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.47
|
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
|
pay 49.3% more for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$6.24
€5.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.02
|
$37.98
€34.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$11.22
€10.33
|
|
pay 30.7% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.68
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.79
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
$122.71
€113.01
|
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