Cost of living comparison

Kyrgyzstan

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 92.5% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 61.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 15.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 6.4% more in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.0% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS502.97	$6.73 SAR25.25	+16.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS492.91	$7.54 SAR28.29	+32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS58.64	$0.74 SAR2.76	+8.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.73	$0.25 SAR0.92	-25.7%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 61.0% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.43	$0.94 SAR3.54	+97.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS445.63	$3.87 SAR14.52	-24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS281.44	$6.76 SAR25.39	+108.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS152.37	$2.58 SAR9.68	+46.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS209.38	$3.22 SAR12.10	+33.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS40.87	$0.94 SAR3.54	+99.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS73.76	$0.76 SAR2.86	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS81.83	$0.75 SAR2.80	-21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.25	$0.74 SAR2.76	-18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.72	$0.67 SAR2.53	+196.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS20.82	$0.63 SAR2.38	+163.7%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS251.87	$2.30 SAR8.63	-20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS653.86	$44.62 SAR167.45	+491.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,420,179.12	$25,543.44 SAR95,853.00	-35.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS362.14	$18.12 SAR68.01	+333.9%
Average			+192.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,044.58	$74.43 SAR279.30	+517.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,160.77	$384.32 SAR1,442.19	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,614.98	$279.56 SAR1,049.08	-20.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,010.79	$85.15 SAR319.53	+267.2%
Average			+186.3%

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pay 15.0% more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS19,956.63	$303.07 SAR1,137.28	+31.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS534,880.81	$6,063.63 SAR22,754.06	-1.7%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS100.59	$1.70 SAR6.39	+46.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS178.27	$3.57 SAR13.38	+73.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS135.30	$7.18 SAR26.95	+360.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,729.07	$98.57 SAR369.90	+129.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS377.23	$16.63 SAR62.39	+282.2%
Average			+178.4%

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pay 6.4% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,520.77	$42.91 SAR161.02	+5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,369.88	$58.28 SAR218.69	+50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,007.69	$91.66 SAR343.95	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,382.79	$78.88 SAR296.00	-18.4%
Average			+6.4%

Kyrgyzstan 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: April 2025

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