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Saudi Arabia vs. Boston Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 46.3% cheaper than Boston.

Restaurants: pay 69.0% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 51.3% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 24.6% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 53.7% less in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 81.6% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.4% less in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 14.2% less in Saudi Arabia

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Boston Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Boston, you would:

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pay 69.0% less for restaurants

	Boston	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.00	$6.73 SAR25.27	-69.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.55	$7.54 SAR28.32	-39.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.14	$0.74 SAR2.77	-76.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.56	$0.25 SAR0.92	-90.4%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 51.3% less for groceries

	Boston	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$4.39	$0.94 SAR3.54	-78.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.48	$3.87 SAR14.53	-59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.97	$6.76 SAR25.41	+36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.43	$2.58 SAR9.68	-41.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.22	$3.22 SAR12.10	-48.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50	$0.94 SAR3.54	-62.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02	$0.76 SAR2.87	-25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.23	$0.75 SAR2.80	-76.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.19	$0.74 SAR2.76	-77.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.08	$0.67 SAR2.53	-67.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72	$0.63 SAR2.38	-63.2%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 24.6% less for transportation

	Boston	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.64	$2.30 SAR8.64	-36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00	$44.62 SAR167.58	-50.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00	$25,543.44 SAR95,931.19	-20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.62	$18.12 SAR68.06	+9.0%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 53.7% less for housing

	Boston	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.88	$74.43 SAR279.52	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,280.96	$384.32 SAR1,443.37	-88.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,453.85	$279.56 SAR1,049.94	-88.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.96	$85.15 SAR319.79	-42.8%
Average			-53.7%

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pay 81.6% less for childcare

	Boston	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,428.57	$303.07 SAR1,138.21	-87.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,000.00	$6,063.63 SAR22,772.62	-75.7%
Average			-81.6%

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pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Boston	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$1.70 SAR6.40	-78.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.79	$3.57 SAR13.39	-38.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.83	$7.18 SAR26.97	-48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.18	$98.57 SAR370.20	+14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.00	$16.63 SAR62.45	+3.9%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

	Boston	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.32	$42.91 SAR161.15	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.83	$58.28 SAR218.86	+33.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.17	$91.66 SAR344.23	-6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$157.18	$78.88 SAR296.24	-49.8%
Average			-14.2%

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