Cost of living comparison

Central African Republic

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 44.1% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 51.2% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 36.5% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 75.2% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 84.5% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.0% more in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Central African Republic, you would:

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pay 51.2% less for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,650	$6.73 SAR25.25	-17.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA6,975	$7.54 SAR28.29	-38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 FCFA1,162	$0.74 SAR2.76	-64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 FCFA930	$0.25 SAR0.92	-84.9%
Average			-51.2%

Central African Republic vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.5% less for groceries

	Central African Republic	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 FCFA1,627	$0.94 SAR3.54	-67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06 FCFA1,744	$3.87 SAR14.52	+26.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 FCFA9,681	$6.76 SAR25.38	-60.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 FCFA2,046	$2.58 SAR9.68	-28.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 FCFA2,320	$3.22 SAR12.09	-20.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA422	$0.94 SAR3.54	+27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA422	$0.76 SAR2.86	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,687	$0.75 SAR2.80	-74.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,266	$0.74 SAR2.76	-66.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,055	$0.67 SAR2.53	-63.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.59 FCFA1,476	$0.63 SAR2.38	-75.6%
Average			-36.5%

Central African Republic vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of groceries

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pay 75.2% less for transportation

	Central African Republic	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.28 FCFA5,281	$2.30 SAR8.63	-75.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$44.62 SAR167.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,543.44 SAR95,847.23
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.12 SAR68.00
Average			-75.2%

Central African Republic vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of transportation

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pay 84.5% less for housing

	Central African Republic	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$74.43 SAR279.28
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,984.60 FCFA1,129,604	$384.32 SAR1,442.10	-80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,402.03 FCFA1,367,200	$279.56 SAR1,049.02	-88.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$85.15 SAR319.51
Average			-84.5%

Central African Republic vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$303.07 SAR1,137.22
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,063.63 SAR22,752.69

Central African Republic vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of childcare

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pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 FCFA1,627	$1.70 SAR6.39	-40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 FCFA1,395	$3.57 SAR13.38	+45.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.08 FCFA2,325	$7.18 SAR26.95	+75.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$98.57 SAR369.88
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$16.63 SAR62.39
Average			+27.0%

Central African Republic vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$42.91 SAR161.01
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$58.28 SAR218.67
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$91.66 SAR343.93
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$78.88 SAR295.98

Central African Republic vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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