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Saudi Arabia vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 69.8% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants: pay 59.1% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 62.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 43.2% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Saudi Arabia

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Dodoma. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.1% more for restaurants

	Dodoma	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.86 TZS4,588.88	$6.73 SAR25.27	+261.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 TZS18,355.51	$7.54 SAR28.32	+1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 TZS1,682.59	$0.74 SAR2.77	+7.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 TZS917.78	$0.25 SAR0.92	-33.9%
Average			+59.1%

Dodoma vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.8% more for groceries

	Dodoma	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 TZS2,294.44	$0.94 SAR3.54	+1.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.79 TZS6,883.32	$3.87 SAR14.53	+38.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 TZS12,738.58	$6.76 SAR25.41	+30.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.03 TZS4,992.70	$2.58 SAR9.68	+27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.27 TZS8,048.40	$3.22 SAR12.10	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 TZS2,497.78	$0.94 SAR3.54	-7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS728.52	$0.76 SAR2.87	+158.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 TZS728.52	$0.75 SAR2.80	+152.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 TZS1,110.12	$0.74 SAR2.76	+63.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TZS624.44	$0.67 SAR2.53	+165.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS971.36	$0.63 SAR2.38	+60.7%
Average			+62.8%

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pay 43.2% less for transportation

	Dodoma	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 TZS9,981.95	$2.30 SAR8.64	-43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$44.62 SAR167.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,543.44 SAR95,931.19
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.12 SAR68.06
Average			-43.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Dodoma	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.79 TZS73,422.05	$74.43 SAR279.52	+149.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$384.32 SAR1,443.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$279.56 SAR1,049.94
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$85.15 SAR319.79
Average			+149.9%

Dodoma vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dodoma	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$303.07 SAR1,138.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,063.63 SAR22,772.62

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dodoma	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 TZS2,753.33	$1.70 SAR6.40	+52.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TZS7,189.24	$3.57 SAR13.39	+22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.86 TZS4,588.88	$7.18 SAR26.97	+285.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$98.57 SAR370.20
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$16.63 SAR62.45
Average			+120.2%

Dodoma vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Dodoma	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$42.91 SAR161.15
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$58.28 SAR218.86
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$91.66 SAR344.23
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$78.88 SAR296.24

Dodoma vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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