Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 33.2% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL779
|
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL154
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL492
|
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL670
|
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL289
|
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
|
Albania
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL727
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
$25,543.44
SAR95,944.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
|
pay 96.1% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
$74.43
SAR279.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
$384.32
SAR1,443.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
$279.56
SAR1,050.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
$85.15
SAR319.84
|
|
pay 76.2% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
$303.07
SAR1,138.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
$6,063.63
SAR22,775.81
|
|
pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL242
|
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL165
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
$98.57
SAR370.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL711
|
$16.63
SAR62.45
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
$42.91
SAR161.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
$58.28
SAR218.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
$91.66
SAR344.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
$78.88
SAR296.28
|
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