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Saudi Arabia vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 48.2% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 67.9% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 50.0% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 57.7% less in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 65.3% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0% less in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in Saudi Arabia

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 66.5% less for restaurants

	Virgin Islands	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.50	$6.32 SAR23.72	-75.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.48	$7.73 SAR29.02	-26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.10	$0.74 SAR2.79	-76.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$0.27 SAR1.02	-88.7%
Average			-66.5%

Virgin Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.9% less for groceries

	Virgin Islands	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$6.43	$0.92 SAR3.43	-85.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.40	$3.62 SAR13.57	-56.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.85	$6.74 SAR25.28	-31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.46	$2.52 SAR9.48	-66.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.78	$3.28 SAR12.29	-72.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.66	$0.97 SAR3.63	-79.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.67	$0.78 SAR2.92	-70.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.50	$0.80 SAR3.00	-77.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.69	$0.74 SAR2.77	-84.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.28	$0.66 SAR2.49	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.53	$0.65 SAR2.44	-74.4%
Average			-67.9%

Virgin Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.0% less for transportation

	Virgin Islands	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28	$2.32 SAR8.72	-56.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$33.84 SAR127.00	-43.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,000.00	$25,756.63 SAR96,663.93	-42.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$44.85	$19.00 SAR71.30	-57.6%
Average			-50.0%

Virgin Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.7% less for housing

	Virgin Islands	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$98.46	$74.04 SAR277.85	-24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,513.89	$434.87 SAR1,632.07	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,216.50	$360.33 SAR1,352.30	-70.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$272.68	$97.42 SAR365.63	-64.3%
Average			-57.7%

Virgin Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of housing

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pay 65.3% less for childcare

	Virgin Islands	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,287.50	$350.88 SAR1,316.84	-72.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,433.33	$6,485.70 SAR24,340.66	-58.0%
Average			-65.3%

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pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Virgin Islands	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.50	$1.89 SAR7.09	-70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.93	$3.48 SAR13.07	-49.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.50	$7.47 SAR28.02	+65.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$118.33	$106.43 SAR399.41	-10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.50	$17.24 SAR64.71	+49.9%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Virgin Islands	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.67	$48.71 SAR182.80	-32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.33	$57.50 SAR215.81	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$146.25	$88.56 SAR332.35	-39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.67	$79.17 SAR297.13	-29.1%
Average			-27.1%

Virgin Islands vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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