Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 39.2% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.90
SAR25.87
|
$10.94
€10.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
$8.34
€7.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
$1.52
€1.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
$5.43
€5.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
SAR9.56
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
$3.25
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 46.3% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.65
|
$6.92
€6.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.83
SAR141.91
|
$38.18
€35.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,221.79
SAR94,608.66
|
$32,478.09
€29,915.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.96
SAR67.37
|
$9.87
€9.09
|
|
pay 56.7% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.85
SAR277.02
|
$40.03
€36.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$390.65
SAR1,465.36
|
$868.97
€800.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.05
SAR1,050.50
|
$680.04
€626.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
SAR320.84
|
$91.68
€84.45
|
|
pay 31.5% more for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.51
SAR1,112.23
|
$397.00
€365.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.49
SAR22,654.53
|
$7,801.09
€7,185.64
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
$2.32
€2.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
SAR26.71
|
$5.63
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.67
SAR373.89
|
$40.44
€37.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.24
SAR64.67
|
$7.87
€7.25
|
|
pay 9.3% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.59
SAR163.51
|
$73.48
€67.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.89
SAR213.40
|
$33.58
€30.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.76
SAR351.70
|
$79.41
€73.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.91
SAR292.23
|
$97.29
€89.61
|
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