Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 2.3 times more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 61.7% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,098
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,428
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,142
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,754
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,512
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,323
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,153
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,381
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,161
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,589
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,906
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,300
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS6,930
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,604
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,907
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,042
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS153,944
|
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS204,501,885
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,556.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,240
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS289,037
|
$67.28
SAR252.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,441,038
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,491,471
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS424,396
|
$84.36
SAR316.39
|
|
pay 80.5% more for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,507,529
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,129,759
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.47
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS11,864
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,457
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,381
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS290,058
|
$98.93
SAR371.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,350
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 54.7% more for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS330,939
|
$40.71
SAR152.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS389,559
|
$65.80
SAR246.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,017,966
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS704,376
|
$78.69
SAR295.12
|
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