Cost of Living in

Saudi Arabia

HiraCost
Cost of living
One person
Family of 4
Total with rent $1009 $3076
Without rent $642 $1778
Rent & Utilities $482.76 $795.43
Food $341 $797
Transport $145.05 $464.26
Monthly salary after tax $2514.47
Quality of life 32.81
Human freedom index 3.94
Life expectancy 65.25
English speaking % 47.34%
Population 33.7M

The cost of living in Saudi Arabia is $1009, which is 1.04 times less expensive than the world average. Saudi Arabia is ranked 81th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Saudi Arabia is $2514.47, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months.

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We calculate prices for Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 62 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.
Cost of living
One person
Rank
Total with rent $1009 81 / 208
Without rent $642 53 / 208
Rent & Utilities $482.76 89 / 208
Food $341 84 / 208
Transport $145.05 11 / 208
Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 475.66$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 453.42$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 1030.11$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 676.31$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. 74.85$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. 101.91$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited 63.05$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years 5.38$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 1842$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 1064$
Eating Out
Lunch Menu 8.25$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 47.7$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's 7.86$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.53$
Cappuccino 4.1$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz 0.81$
Transportation
Local transport ticket 1.11$
Monthly ticket local transport 47.39$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi 15.28$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal 0.51$
Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.52$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb 1.23$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.68$
Eggs, x12 2.61$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 6.32$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 6.24$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 14.29$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.89$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.32$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.52$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.4$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.16$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.28$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.33$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.72$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle 5.07$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.95$
Cigarette pack 8.04$
Cold medicince, 1 week 3.2$
Hair Shampoo 4.16$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2.24$
Toothpaste, 1 tube 3.51$
Other
Gym Membership, 1 month 91.66$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person 12.98$
Doctor's visit 42.45$
Haircut, simple 6.53$
Brand Jeans 40.59$
Brand Sneakers 86.15$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month 295.29$
International Primary School, 1 year 7809$
Cost of living in other countries
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Cost of living in Cities by population

Az Zulfi

Population 6.7M
Cost of living $1624

Yanbu

Population 1.0M
Cost of living $921

Al Mubarraz

Population 1.0M
Cost of living $1062

Ras al Khafji

Population 976.1K
Cost of living $1524

Jeddah (Makkah)

Population 971.3K
Cost of living $798

Khulays

Population 931.5K
Cost of living $874

Ad Darb

Population 929.7K
Cost of living $866

Al Qatif

Population 929.1K
Cost of living $1084

Hafr al Batin

Population 893.3K
Cost of living $1033

Al Quwayiyah

Population 875.9K
Cost of living $1043

Badr Hunayn

Population 872.6K
Cost of living $1059

Al Hufuf

Population 851.2K
Cost of living $934

Al Mindak

Population 300.5K
Cost of living $950

At Taif

Population 300.5K
Cost of living $1013

Al Lith

Population 300.5K
Cost of living $1058

Mecca (Mecca Province)

Population 300.5K
Cost of living $1169

Al Qunfudhah

Population 300.5K
Cost of living $1178

Medina

Population 175.2K
Cost of living $950

Sakaka

Population 127.3K
Cost of living $572

Al Qurayyat

Population 124.4K
Cost of living $642

Dawmat al Jandal

Population 119.9K
Cost of living $767

Khamis Mushayt

Population 115.2K
Cost of living $746

Qal`at Bishah

Population 110.5K
Cost of living $718

Haql

Population 110.4K
Cost of living $717

Rafha

Population 97.0K
Cost of living $819

Qara

Population 96.4K
Cost of living $833

Turayf

Population 92.2K
Cost of living $701

Najran (Najran)

Population 72.0K
Cost of living $873

Sharurah

Population 67.5K
Cost of living $863

Al Majaridah

Population 53.9K
Cost of living $792

Al Aqiq

Population 53.9K
Cost of living $1075

Al Hawiyah

Population 53.9K
Cost of living $1004

An Nimas

Population 53.9K
Cost of living $1057

Arar

Population 52.0K
Cost of living $464

Al Wajh (Tabuk )

Population 50K
Cost of living $983

Duba

Population 39.5K
Cost of living $1114

Al Midhnab

Population 35K
Cost of living $830

Buraydah

Population 35K
Cost of living $893

Ar Rass (Al-Qassim)

Population 35K
Cost of living $1031

Ash Shinan

Population 35K
Cost of living $1007

Abha (Asir)

Population 35K
Cost of living $847

Unayzah

Population 35K
Cost of living $903

Dulay Rashid

Population 35K
Cost of living $829

Sabya

Population 31.7K
Cost of living $1071

Al Aydabi

Population 31.7K
Cost of living $851

Al Ghat

Population 29.0K
Cost of living $1394

Harmah

Population 29.0K
Cost of living $1880

Shaqra

Population 29.0K
Cost of living $1719

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank
State
Cost of living
1Al Madinah
$1880
2Al-Majmaah
$1405
3Mecca Province
$1169
4Unaizah
$1082
5Jizan
$1071
6Makkah
$1059
7Al Qassim
$1043
8Hail
$1028
9Najran
$985
10Bareq
$979
11Bisha
$979
12Riyadh
$976
13Jubail
$974
14As Sulayyil
$953
15Al Hair
$949
16Jeddah
$941
17Al-Sharqiya
$934
18Madinah
$921
19Harad
$916
20Qassim
$903
21Dammam
$897
22Al-Qassim
$893
23Dumat al-Jandal
$876
24Al-Hulaylah
$874
25Tabuk (Saudi Arabia)
$871
26Mecca
$860
27Al-Mubarraz
$853
28Asir
$847
29Abha
$835
30Yanbu (Saudi Arabia)
$830
31Al Kharj
$822
32Al Bahah
$818
33Ar Rass
$800
34Jazan
$786
35Al Wajh
$741
36Dhahran
$733
37Qatif
$707
38Medina (Saudi Arabia)
$693
39Sakakah
$689
40Al Jawf (Saudi Arabia)
$642
41Al-Jawf
$572
42Eastern Province (Saudi Arabia)
$551
43Northern Borders Region
$464
44Monaco
$7654
45Sydney
$2923
46Lindon
$2861
47Northern Territory
$2673
48Melbourne (Australia)
$2651
49Perth
$2533
50South Australia
$2493
51Brisbane
$2453
52Tasmania (Australia)
$2437
53Parramatta
$2249
54Western Australia
$2246
55Bunbury
$2225
56Feldkirch
$2217
57Adelaide (Australia)
$2212
58Queensland
$2198
59Southport (Australia)
$2187
60Berri
$2119
61Canberra
$2110
62Berwick (Australia)
$2104
63Launceston
$2104
64Ayr
$2084
65Geelong
$2082
66Coffs Harbour
$2045
67Peterborough
$2043
68Tarneit
$2040
69Ararat (Australia)
$2025
70Hobart (Australia)
$2014
71Innsbruck
$2008
72Sunshine Coast
$1991
73Sunbury (Australia)
$1966
74Graz
$1948
75Ipswich (Australia)
$1942
76Port Macquarie
$1927
77Rutherford (Australia)
$1919
78Pakenham
$1915
79Shepparton
$1895
80Klosterneuburg
$1885
81Geraldton
$1882
82Gold Coast
$1871
83Leonding
$1852
84Ormeau
$1842
85Bundaberg
$1820
86Darwin
$1781
87Gisborne (Australia)
$1781
88Clare
$1773
89Kingston (Australia)
$1760
90Lara (Australia)
$1751
91Bregenz
$1744
92Toowoomba
$1728
93Richmond (Australia)
$1725
94Dornbirn
$1717
95Leopold
$1710
96Modling
$1709
97Melton
$1687
98Hallein
$1681
99Linz
$1674
100Frankston
$1673
101Bathurst
$1670
102Hervey Bay
$1670
103Newcastle (Australia)
$1657
104Krems an der Donau
$1649
105Dubbo
$1647
106New South Wales
$1636
107Rockhampton
$1632
108Morawa
$1620
109Mildura
$1614
110Kapfenberg
$1597
111Australian Capital Territory
$1589
112Ganserndorf
$1588
113Blacktown
$1584
114Amstetten
$1582
115Albany
$1567
116Gladstone
$1554
117Hoppers Crossing
$1543
118Lower Austria
$1543
119Kalgoorlie
$1538
120Burgenland
$1527
121Cairns
$1516
122Dandenong
$1500
123Scottsdale
$1496
124Baden bei Wien
$1492
125Lustenau
$1490
126Klagenfurt
$1483
127Armavir
$1451
128Caloundra
$1445
129Yerevan
$1436
130Scone
$1428
131Vayots Dzor
$1420
132Wollongong
$1413
133Ballarat
$1411
134Carinthia (Austria)
$1408
135Orange (Australia)
$1381
136Wagga Wagga
$1362
137Korneuburg
$1359
138Kotayk
$1351
139Leoben
$1324
140Panama
$1234
141Ashtarak
$1232
142Bendigo
$1225
143Tashir
$1179
144Baden (Austria)
$1150
145Masis
$1116
146Shirak
$1093
147Townsville
$1089
148Kapan
$926
149Vanadzor
$913
150Goris
$887
151Guatemala
$876
152Bono East
$841
153Spitak
$824
154Gegharkunik
$799
155Gyumri
$726
156Djibouti
$666
157Tavush
$647
158Gemena
$644
159Syunik
$628
160Lori
$583
161Ontario (Australia)
$481
162Victoria (Australia)
$412

Saudi Arabia VS

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Nigeria Flag for Nigeria

$1,000.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Bangladesh Flag for Bangladesh

$418.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Russia Flag for Russia

$745.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Japan Flag for Japan

$1,032.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Mexico Flag for Mexico

$933.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Ethiopia Flag for Ethiopia

$802.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Philippines Flag for Philippines

$669.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Egypt Flag for Egypt

$407.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Vietnam Flag for Vietnam

$643.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

DR Congo Flag for DR Congo

$1,030.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Germany Flag for Germany

$1,566.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Turkey Flag for Turkey

$651.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Iran Flag for Iran

$722.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Thailand Flag for Thailand

$752.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

France Flag for France

$1,521.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

United Kingdom Flag for United Kingdom

$2,383.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Italy Flag for Italy

$1,219.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

South Africa Flag for South Africa

$981.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Tanzania Flag for Tanzania

$601.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Myanmar Flag for Myanmar

$882.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

South Korea Flag for South Korea

$1,345.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Kenya Flag for Kenya

$602.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Colombia Flag for Colombia

$733.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Spain Flag for Spain

$1,582.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Ukraine Flag for Ukraine

$463.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Argentina Flag for Argentina

$620.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Uganda Flag for Uganda

$590.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Algeria Flag for Algeria

$406.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Sudan Flag for Sudan

$823.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Cape Verde Flag for Cape Verde

$799.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Iraq Flag for Iraq

$745.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Poland Flag for Poland

$1,352.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Afghanistan Flag for Afghanistan

$629.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Canada Flag for Canada

$2,180.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Morocco Flag for Morocco

$584.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Uzbekistan Flag for Uzbekistan

$513.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Peru Flag for Peru

$697.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Malaysia Flag for Malaysia

$646.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Angola Flag for Angola

$908.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Ghana Flag for Ghana

$596.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Mozambique Flag for Mozambique

$1,201.00

Saudi Arabia Flag for Saudi Arabia

$1,009.00
VS

Venezuela Flag for Venezuela

$835.00

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