Cost of living in Al Khobar

Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

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Cost of living in Al Khobar vs. Saudi Arabia overall average

Al Khobar is 13.1% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% less in Al Khobar
Groceries: pay 16.4% more in Al Khobar
Transportation: pay 0.4% less in Al Khobar
Housing: pay 19.8% more in Al Khobar
Childcare: pay 18.1% more in Al Khobar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% more in Al Khobar
Clothing: pay 30.2% more in Al Khobar

The cost of clothing, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Al Khobar are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Al Khobar.

Al Khobar Cost of Living Breakdown

	Cost	Range
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.32 SAR19.97	$3.99 - $7.45
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.19 SAR26.96	$6.66 - $7.45
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 SAR3.13	$0.75 - $1.06
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.93	$0.17 - $0.53

Al Khobar - Cost of restaurants

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	Cost	Range
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SAR5.26	$0.80 - $2.66
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.55 SAR17.08	$2.00 - $13.31
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 SAR26.91	$5.04 - $11.09
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SAR12.15	$1.60 - $4.79
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.49 SAR16.84	$2.42 - $6.04
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.51	$0.60 - $1.60
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.51	$0.60 - $1.81
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 SAR3.47	$0.36 - $1.33
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.20	$0.36 - $0.85
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 SAR2.72	$0.36 - $1.21
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 SAR2.59	$0.48 - $1.21

Al Khobar - Cost of groceries

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	Cost	Range
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.81	$2.32 - $2.35
Monthly public transit pass	$60.57 SAR227.13	$15.97 - $79.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,299.25 SAR79,869.78	$19,968.05 - $39,936.10
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.98 SAR52.41	$5.59 - $39.94

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	Cost	Range
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$79.68 SAR298.80	$58.04 - $106.50
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$404.69 SAR1,517.53	$266.24 - $532.48
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$323.93 SAR1,214.69	$266.24 - $479.23
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$128.39 SAR481.44	$91.62 - $203.60

Al Khobar - Cost of housing

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.20 SAR1,275.70	$239.62 - $532.48
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,521.30 SAR28,204.01	$4,792.33 - $14,643.24

Al Khobar - Cost of childcare

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SAR7.49	$0.80 - $6.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.16 SAR15.60	$2.13 - $6.66
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.19 SAR26.96	$6.66 - $7.45
Monthly membership at local gym	$116.96 SAR438.57	$55.47 - $232.96
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.64 SAR62.40	$11.98 - $19.97

Al Khobar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.11 SAR244.17	$53.25 - $79.87
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.43 SAR282.87	$53.25 - $106.50
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.28 SAR391.03	$79.87 - $119.81
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.29 SAR372.31	$66.56 - $146.43

Al Khobar - Cost of clothing

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