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Saudi Arabia vs. Jubail Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 3.2% more expensive than Jubail.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 4.4% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 5.2% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 13.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Saudi Arabia

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Jubail.

Saudi Arabia vs. Jubail Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.2% less for restaurants

	Jubail	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.66 SAR25.00	$6.73 SAR25.27	+1.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.05 SAR34.00	$7.54 SAR28.32	-16.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 SAR2.94	$0.74 SAR2.77	-5.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.00	$0.25 SAR0.92	-7.5%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Jubail	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 SAR5.62	$0.94 SAR3.54	-37.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.99 SAR15.00	$3.87 SAR14.53	-3.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 SAR23.93	$6.76 SAR25.41	+6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 SAR9.16	$2.58 SAR9.68	+5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 SAR12.70	$3.22 SAR12.10	-4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 SAR3.74	$0.94 SAR3.54	-5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.85	$0.76 SAR2.87	+0.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 SAR2.72	$0.75 SAR2.80	+2.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SAR2.34	$0.74 SAR2.76	+17.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$0.67 SAR2.53	+23.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SAR2.27	$0.63 SAR2.38	+4.9%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 4.4% more for transportation

	Jubail	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 SAR8.75	$2.30 SAR8.64	-1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.41 SAR121.73	$44.62 SAR167.58	+37.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,296.06 SAR87,490.89	$25,543.44 SAR95,931.19	+9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.29 SAR94.99	$18.12 SAR68.06	-28.3%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 5.2% more for housing

	Jubail	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.21 SAR241.14	$74.43 SAR279.52	+15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$374.40 SAR1,406.10	$384.32 SAR1,443.37	+2.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.24 SAR999.90	$279.56 SAR1,049.94	+5.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.55 SAR328.79	$85.15 SAR319.79	-2.7%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 13.8% more for childcare

	Jubail	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.34 SAR759.92	$303.07 SAR1,138.21	+49.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,787.54 SAR29,246.96	$6,063.63 SAR22,772.62	-22.1%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Jubail	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 SAR7.00	$1.70 SAR6.40	-8.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.64 SAR13.67	$3.57 SAR13.39	-2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.06 SAR26.50	$7.18 SAR26.97	+1.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.50 SAR399.96	$98.57 SAR370.20	-7.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.84 SAR51.99	$16.63 SAR62.45	+20.1%
Average			+0.8%

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	Jubail	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.04 SAR169.15	$42.91 SAR161.15	-4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.68 SAR231.64	$58.28 SAR218.86	-5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.54 SAR287.47	$91.66 SAR344.23	+19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.22 SAR274.97	$78.88 SAR296.24	+7.7%
Average			+4.3%

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