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Saudi Arabia vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 3.7 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 19.7% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 12.1 times more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Saudi Arabia

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 13.2% more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	$6.32 SAR23.70	+73.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	$7.73 SAR29.00	-2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 LKR224.32	$0.74 SAR2.79	+1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR106.15	$0.27 SAR1.02	-21.0%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 LKR147.07	$0.92 SAR3.43	+91.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	$3.62 SAR13.56	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	$6.74 SAR25.26	+12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 LKR597.37	$2.52 SAR9.47	+29.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR629.94	$3.28 SAR12.28	+59.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 LKR736.93	$0.97 SAR3.63	-59.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR136.48	$0.78 SAR2.91	+75.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.17 LKR665.91	$0.80 SAR3.00	-63.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR168.43	$0.74 SAR2.77	+34.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR139.78	$0.66 SAR2.49	+46.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR155.98	$0.65 SAR2.43	+27.8%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	$2.32 SAR8.72	-43.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	$33.84 SAR126.92	+215.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	+4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 LKR921.91	$19.00 SAR71.26	+533.2%
Average			+177.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	$74.04 SAR277.70	+476.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	+50.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	+102.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	$97.42 SAR365.42	+207.9%
Average			+209.3%

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pay 12.1 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	+936.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	+1291.5%
Average			+1113.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.08 LKR639.65	$1.89 SAR7.09	-9.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 LKR735.74	$3.48 SAR13.06	+45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	$7.47 SAR28.00	-19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	$106.43 SAR399.18	+607.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.12 LKR959.48	$17.24 SAR64.67	+452.2%
Average			+215.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	$48.71 SAR182.69	+94.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	$57.50 SAR215.68	+237.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	$88.56 SAR332.16	+41.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	$79.17 SAR296.96	+125.8%
Average			+124.8%

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