Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 48.5% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 3.4% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 34.0% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
South Africa
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 90.9% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
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