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Saudi Arabia vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 2.1 times more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 96.6% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 18.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 91.3% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 41.4% more in Saudi Arabia

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.6% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$6.73 SAR25.27	+277.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$7.54 SAR28.32	+132.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$0.74 SAR2.77	+16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$0.25 SAR0.92	-40.4%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 18.0% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$0.94 SAR3.54	-24.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$3.87 SAR14.53	-14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$6.76 SAR25.41	+30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$2.58 SAR9.68	+59.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$3.22 SAR12.10	+129.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$0.94 SAR3.54	-19.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.76 SAR2.87	+23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$0.75 SAR2.80	-8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$0.74 SAR2.76	+35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.67 SAR2.53	+19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.63 SAR2.38	-31.5%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$2.30 SAR8.64	-25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$44.62 SAR167.58	+268.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$25,543.44 SAR95,931.19	+5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$18.12 SAR68.06	+366.6%
Average			+153.8%

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pay 91.3% more for housing

	Indonesia	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$74.43 SAR279.52	+179.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$384.32 SAR1,443.37	+37.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$279.56 SAR1,049.94	+70.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$85.15 SAR319.79	+78.2%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Indonesia	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$303.07 SAR1,138.21	+169.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$6,063.63 SAR22,772.62
Average			+169.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$1.70 SAR6.40	-37.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$3.57 SAR13.39	+108.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$7.18 SAR26.97	+230.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$98.57 SAR370.20	+268.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$16.63 SAR62.45	+426.7%
Average			+199.2%

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pay 41.4% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$42.91 SAR161.15	+2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$58.28 SAR218.86	+108.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$91.66 SAR344.23	+34.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$78.88 SAR296.24	+21.1%
Average			+41.4%

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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: January 2025

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