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Saudi Arabia vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 29.0% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants
pay 55.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries
pay 35.3% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation
pay 37.3% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing
pay 25.4% less in Saudi Arabia
Childcare
pay 77.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 11.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Clothing
pay 27.0% less in Saudi Arabia

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Saudi Arabia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Arabia vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Sweden, you would:

pay 55.1% less for restaurants

 
Sweden
Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.04
SEK139.16
$6.43
SAR24.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.77
SEK106.72
$7.60
SAR28.53
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.49
SEK24.69
$0.77
SAR2.90
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pay 35.3% less for groceries

 
Sweden
Saudi Arabia
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.82
SEK27.96
$0.98
SAR3.69
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.72
SEK56.73
$3.80
SAR14.25
Milk (1 gallon) $6.07
SEK60.17
$6.70
SAR25.16
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pay 37.3% less for transportation

 
Sweden
Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.65
SEK65.87
$2.35
SAR8.83
Monthly public transit pass $77.78
SEK770.99
$35.96
SAR134.94
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,975.58
SEK317K
$44,549.24
SAR167K
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pay 25.4% less for housing

 
Sweden
Saudi Arabia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $38.16
SEK378.26
$68.86
SAR258.41
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $883.11
SEK8,753.97
$633.54
SAR2,377.57
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $671.43
SEK6,655.65
$465.22
SAR1,745.88
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pay 77.8% more for childcare

 
Sweden
Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $155.03
SEK1,536.80
$419.94
SAR1,575.96
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,341.74
SEK72,776.51
$8,565.65
SAR32,145.50
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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Sweden
Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.36
SEK72.98
$1.91
SAR7.18
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.45
SEK44.08
$3.43
SAR12.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.55
SEK74.80
$6.94
SAR26.04
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pay 27.0% less for clothing

 
Sweden
Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $91.37
SEK905.76
$44.17
SAR165.75
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.99
SEK445.93
$55.80
SAR209.42
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.04
SEK942.07
$89.45
SAR335.69
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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