Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 40.3% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.90
SAR25.87
|
$10.57
€9.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
$7.05
€6.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 4.3% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
$4.56
€4.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
SAR9.56
|
$2.64
€2.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
$2.99
€2.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
$0.36
€0.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
$0.38
€0.35
|
|
pay 42.3% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.65
|
$6.88
€6.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.83
SAR141.91
|
$45.63
€42.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,221.79
SAR94,608.66
|
$24,770.47
€22,816.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.96
SAR67.37
|
$9.34
€8.61
|
|
pay 6.4% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.85
SAR277.02
|
$16.24
€14.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$390.65
SAR1,465.36
|
$353.00
€325.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.05
SAR1,050.50
|
$271.19
€249.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
SAR320.84
|
$185.26
€170.64
|
|
pay 74.8% more for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.51
SAR1,112.23
|
$388.30
€357.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.49
SAR22,654.53
|
$13,208.99
€12,166.89
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
$4.17
€3.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
$2.88
€2.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
SAR26.71
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.67
SAR373.89
|
$45.72
€42.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.24
SAR64.67
|
$9.97
€9.18
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.59
SAR163.51
|
$78.71
€72.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.89
SAR213.40
|
$43.65
€40.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.76
SAR351.70
|
$84.70
€78.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.91
SAR292.23
|
$122.77
€113.08
|
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