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Virgin Islands vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Virgin Islands is 2.7 times more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Virgin Islands
Groceries: pay 3.8 times more in Virgin Islands
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Virgin Islands
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Virgin Islands
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Virgin Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.3% more in Virgin Islands
Clothing: pay 40.4% more in Virgin Islands

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

Virgin Islands vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Virgin Islands instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Virgin Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.72	$25.50	+303.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.02	$10.48	+35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$3.10	+317.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$2.42	+788.4%
Average			+361.2%

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pay 3.8 times more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Virgin Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$6.43	+602.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.57	$8.40	+132.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.28	$9.85	+46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.48	$7.46	+195.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.29	$11.78	+259.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$4.66	+381.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.92	$2.67	+243.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$3.50	+337.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$4.69	+535.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$1.28	+92.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.44	$2.53	+290.3%
Average			+283.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Virgin Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$5.28	+127.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR127.00	$60.00	+77.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,663.93	$45,000.00	+74.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.30	$44.85	+136.1%
Average			+103.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Virgin Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.85	$98.46	+33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,632.07	$1,513.89	+248.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,352.30	$1,216.50	+237.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.63	$272.68	+179.9%
Average			+174.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Virgin Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.84	$1,287.50	+266.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,340.66	$15,433.33	+138.0%
Average			+202.4%

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pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Virgin Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$6.50	+244.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.07	$6.93	+99.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.02	$4.50	-39.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.41	$118.33	+11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.71	$11.50	-33.3%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 40.4% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Virgin Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.80	$71.67	+47.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.81	$62.33	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.35	$146.25	+65.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR297.13	$111.67	+41.0%
Average			+40.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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