Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 2.5 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS962
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS726
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 52.0% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
$47.48
SAR178.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,560.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,280.47
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS640
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
$98.93
SAR371.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
$92.30
SAR346.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
|
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