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Austria

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Saudi Arabia

Al Khobar vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Al Khobar is 34.8% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 62.5% less in Al Khobar
Groceries: pay 31.5% less in Al Khobar
Transportation: pay 11.0% less in Al Khobar
Housing: pay 47.3% less in Al Khobar
Childcare: pay 28.2% less in Al Khobar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% more in Al Khobar
Clothing: pay 4.9% more in Al Khobar

The cost of clothing and entertainment and sports in Al Khobar are more expensive than in Vienna. Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Al Khobar.

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Al Khobar vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Al Khobar instead of Vienna, you would:

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pay 62.5% less for restaurants

	Vienna	Al Khobar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.99	$6.66 SAR25.00	-62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$7.99 SAR30.00	-40.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.81 €3.40	$0.90 SAR3.38	-76.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.19 €2.85	$0.39 SAR1.48	-87.7%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 31.5% less for groceries

	Vienna	Al Khobar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$1.29 SAR4.83	-42.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.80 €6.07	$3.65 SAR13.71	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 €5.28	$6.30 SAR23.66	+6.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.13	$2.38 SAR8.93	-48.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.29 €5.62	$4.58 SAR17.18	-27.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$1.23 SAR4.60	-7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.78 SAR2.95	-23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.41	$0.92 SAR3.44	-42.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 €1.64	$0.82 SAR3.06	-55.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.63 SAR2.35	-28.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.72	$0.76 SAR2.87	-4.8%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 11.0% less for transportation

	Vienna	Al Khobar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 €6.81	$2.35 SAR8.82	-69.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.11 €50.97	$67.95 SAR255.04	+19.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,661.80 €26,474.28	$66,619.11 SAR250K	+124.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.39 €19.99	$24.65 SAR92.51	+10.1%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 47.3% less for housing

	Vienna	Al Khobar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.45 €28.07	$69.68 SAR261.54	+121.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,271.42 €1,134.79	$634.22 SAR2,380.37	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$899.29 €802.65	$503.64 SAR1,890.30	-44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.43 €210.13	$75.34 SAR282.76	-68.0%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 28.2% less for childcare

	Vienna	Al Khobar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.58 €316.48	$601.44 SAR2,257.35	+69.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,740.53 €24,759.48	$8,438.45 SAR31,671.63	-69.6%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	Al Khobar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.93 €5.30	$2.66 SAR10.00	-55.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12 €4.57	$4.40 SAR16.50	-14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 €6.65	$6.66 SAR25.00	-10.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.48	$81.81 SAR307.05	+118.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.28 €12.74	$15.32 SAR57.51	+7.3%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 4.9% more for clothing

	Vienna	Al Khobar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.06 €77.70	$63.29 SAR237.54	-27.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.42 €33.40	$83.27 SAR312.55	+122.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.63 €80.89	$96.60 SAR362.56	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.59 €118.34	$93.27 SAR350.05	-29.7%
Average			+4.9%

Vienna vs. Al Khobar - Cost of clothing

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