Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

compared to

Latvia

Latvia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Latvia is 3.0% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 68.4% more in Latvia
Groceries: pay 2.7% more in Latvia
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Latvia
Housing: pay 29.9% less in Latvia
Childcare: pay 44.9% more in Latvia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Latvia
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Latvia

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

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Latvia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.4% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Latvia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.43 SAR24.16	$11.94 €10.66	+85.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.60 SAR28.54	$8.15 €7.27	+7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 SAR2.90	$1.51 €1.35	+95.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.94	$1.14 €1.02	+354.0%
Average			+68.4%

Saudi Arabia vs. Latvia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Latvia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 SAR3.69	$1.29 €1.15	+31.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 SAR14.25	$5.22 €4.66	+37.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 SAR25.17	$4.36 €3.90	-34.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 SAR10.01	$3.19 €2.85	+19.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 SAR12.85	$3.48 €3.10	+1.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 SAR3.66	$0.85 €0.76	-12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.93	$0.80 €0.72	+2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$1.09 €0.97	+36.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.81	$1.31 €1.17	+74.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.32	$0.39 €0.35	-36.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.42 €0.37	-30.9%
Average			+2.7%

Saudi Arabia vs. Latvia - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Latvia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.83	$7.10 €6.34	+201.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.96 SAR134.99	$38.26 €34.16	+6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,549.24 SAR167K	$26,434.34 €23,603.15	-40.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.52 SAR77.04	$9.18 €8.20	-55.3%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 29.9% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Latvia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.86 SAR258.52	$17.53 €15.65	-74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$633.54 SAR2,378.56	$356.67 €318.47	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.22 SAR1,746.61	$264.56 €236.22	-43.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.68 SAR276.63	$227.24 €202.90	+208.4%
Average			-29.9%

Saudi Arabia vs. Latvia - Cost of housing

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pay 44.9% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Latvia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$419.94 SAR1,576.62	$488.72 €436.37	+16.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,565.65 SAR32,158.88	$15,452.35 €13,797.36	+80.4%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Latvia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 SAR7.18	$4.53 €4.04	+136.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 SAR12.86	$3.14 €2.80	-8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 SAR26.05	$6.10 €5.45	-12.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.19 SAR368.63	$42.36 €37.82	-56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.24 SAR57.21	$9.96 €8.90	-34.6%
Average			-16.0%

Saudi Arabia vs. Latvia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Latvia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.17 SAR165.82	$66.25 €59.16	+50.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.80 SAR209.51	$39.10 €34.91	-29.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.45 SAR335.83	$77.76 €69.43	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.85 SAR281.00	$123.17 €109.98	+64.6%
Average			+10.7%

Saudi Arabia vs. Latvia - Cost of clothing

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