Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Greece

Greece vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Greece is 15.6% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Greece
Groceries: pay 15.9% more in Greece
Transportation: pay 36.2% more in Greece
Housing: pay 0.5% more in Greece
Childcare: pay 12.0% less in Greece
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% less in Greece
Clothing: pay 19.2% more in Greece

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

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Greece vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Greece
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 SAR24.15	$15.08 €13.42	+134.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.60 SAR28.53	$10.42 €9.28	+37.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 SAR2.90	$2.46 €2.19	+218.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$0.70 €0.62	+178.1%
Average			+103.8%

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pay 15.9% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Greece
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.69	$1.43 €1.27	+45.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$6.59 €5.86	+73.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 SAR25.16	$6.33 €5.63	-5.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 SAR10.01	$4.44 €3.95	+66.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 SAR12.84	$4.45 €3.96	+30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 SAR3.66	$0.97 €0.87	-0.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.93	$0.93 €0.83	+19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$0.68 €0.60	-15.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$0.94 €0.83	+25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.32	$0.53 €0.47	-13.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.54 €0.48	-10.2%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 36.2% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Greece
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.83	$8.09 €7.20	+244.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.96 SAR134.94	$43.58 €38.79	+21.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,549.24 SAR167K	$28,260.91 €25,153.23	-36.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.52 SAR77.00	$14.42 €12.84	-29.7%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 0.5% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Greece
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.86 SAR258.41	$33.05 €29.42	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	$568.48 €505.96	-10.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	$438.39 €390.18	-5.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.68 SAR276.52	$152.65 €135.86	+107.2%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 12.0% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Greece
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	$416.57 €370.76	-0.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	$6,690.51 €5,954.79	-21.9%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Greece
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 SAR7.18	$4.76 €4.24	+149.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 SAR12.86	$3.78 €3.37	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 SAR26.04	$5.28 €4.70	-23.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.19 SAR368.47	$49.64 €44.18	-49.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.24 SAR57.19	$9.09 €8.09	-40.3%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 19.2% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Greece
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 SAR165.75	$82.73 €73.63	+87.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.80 SAR209.42	$40.66 €36.18	-27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.45 SAR335.69	$91.41 €81.36	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 SAR280.89	$108.25 €96.34	+44.6%
Average			+19.2%

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