Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Ireland

Ireland vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Ireland is 88.1% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Ireland
Groceries: pay 49.3% more in Ireland
Transportation: pay 88.1% more in Ireland
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Ireland
Childcare: pay 44.5% more in Ireland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.8% more in Ireland
Clothing: pay 22.2% more in Ireland

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

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Ireland vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Ireland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 SAR24.15	$19.96 €17.77	+210.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.60 SAR28.53	$12.14 €10.81	+59.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 SAR2.90	$2.67 €2.38	+246.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$2.00 €1.78	+698.3%
Average			+173.3%

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pay 49.3% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Ireland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.69	$2.02 €1.79	+105.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$5.34 €4.75	+40.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 SAR25.16	$5.82 €5.18	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 SAR10.01	$4.21 €3.75	+57.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 SAR12.84	$5.11 €4.55	+49.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 SAR3.66	$1.36 €1.21	+39.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.93	$1.03 €0.91	+31.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$1.39 €1.23	+73.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$1.90 €1.69	+154.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.32	$0.92 €0.82	+49.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.70 €0.62	+15.0%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 88.1% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Ireland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.83	$7.65 €6.81	+225.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.96 SAR134.94	$110.44 €98.30	+207.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,549.24 SAR167K	$38,078.30 €33,891.06	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.52 SAR77.00	$17.71 €15.76	-13.7%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Ireland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.86 SAR258.41	$49.31 €43.89	-28.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	$1,521.74 €1,354.40	+140.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	$1,279.42 €1,138.73	+175.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.68 SAR276.52	$177.91 €158.35	+141.5%
Average			+138.9%

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pay 44.5% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Ireland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	$1,010.73 €899.58	+140.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	$7,428.18 €6,611.35	-13.3%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Ireland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 SAR7.18	$6.56 €5.84	+243.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 SAR12.86	$4.23 €3.77	+23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 SAR26.04	$19.61 €17.45	+182.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.19 SAR368.47	$58.26 €51.85	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.24 SAR57.19	$13.78 €12.27	-9.6%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Ireland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 SAR165.75	$88.92 €79.14	+101.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.80 SAR209.42	$41.00 €36.49	-26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.45 SAR335.69	$96.60 €85.97	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 SAR280.89	$104.62 €93.12	+39.8%
Average			+22.2%

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