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Saudi Arabia vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 75.0% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 45.9% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 44.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.1% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 4.5 times more in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 2.3% less for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$6.32 SAR23.70	+110.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$7.73 SAR29.00	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.74 SAR2.79	-27.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.27 SAR1.02	-69.2%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$0.92 SAR3.43	+37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.62 SAR13.56	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$6.74 SAR25.26	-26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.52 SAR9.47	+25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$3.28 SAR12.28	-3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$0.97 SAR3.63	-46.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.78 SAR2.91	-14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.80 SAR3.00	+148.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.74 SAR2.77	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.66 SAR2.49	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.65 SAR2.43	-12.1%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 45.9% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$2.32 SAR8.72	-53.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.84 SAR126.92
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	+114.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$19.00 SAR71.26	+76.7%
Average			+45.9%

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pay 44.1% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$74.04 SAR277.70	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	-67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	-71.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$97.42 SAR365.42	-11.8%
Average			-44.1%

Sierra Leone vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$350.88 SAR1,316.09
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72

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pay 97.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$1.89 SAR7.09	+26.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$3.48 SAR13.06	+100.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$7.47 SAR28.00	+148.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$106.43 SAR399.18	+112.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$17.24 SAR64.67
Average			+97.1%

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pay 4.5 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$48.71 SAR182.69	+387.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$57.50 SAR215.68	+618.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$88.56 SAR332.16	+342.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$79.17 SAR296.96	+58.3%
Average			+351.8%

Sierra Leone vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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