Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 58.6% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.90
SAR25.87
|
$11.31
SEK119.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
$9.30
SEK97.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.93
SEK20.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
$1.88
SEK19.84
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
$2.55
SEK26.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
$5.31
SEK55.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
$5.59
SEK58.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
SAR9.56
|
$3.82
SEK40.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
$4.89
SEK51.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$1.22
SEK12.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.07
SEK11.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
$1.14
SEK11.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.80
SEK18.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
$0.67
SEK7.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
$0.72
SEK7.62
|
|
pay 75.3% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.65
|
$6.80
SEK71.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.83
SAR141.91
|
$68.13
SEK717.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,221.79
SAR94,608.66
|
$27,059.79
SEK284,942.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.96
SAR67.37
|
$21.32
SEK224.50
|
|
pay 44.2% more for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.85
SAR277.02
|
$29.04
SEK305.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$390.65
SAR1,465.36
|
$873.36
SEK9,196.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.05
SAR1,050.50
|
$653.04
SEK6,876.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
SAR320.84
|
$69.04
SEK727.02
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.51
SAR1,112.23
|
$121.10
SEK1,275.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.49
SAR22,654.53
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,079.01
|
|
pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
$6.81
SEK71.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
$3.75
SEK39.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
SAR26.71
|
$6.25
SEK65.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.67
SAR373.89
|
$39.42
SEK415.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.24
SAR64.67
|
$13.75
SEK144.76
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.59
SAR163.51
|
$80.13
SEK843.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.89
SAR213.40
|
$34.51
SEK363.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.76
SAR351.70
|
$82.17
SEK865.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.91
SAR292.23
|
$117.97
SEK1,242.25
|
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