Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 30.4% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,200
|
$6.73
SAR25.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
$7.54
SAR28.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,810
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,213
|
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,671
|
$6.76
SAR25.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,986
|
$2.58
SAR9.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,773
|
$3.22
SAR12.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,310
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,065
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,878
|
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,863
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,382
|
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,228
|
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,763
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
$44.62
SAR167.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,352,000,000
|
$25,543.44
SAR95,901.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
$18.12
SAR68.04
|
|
pay 18.5% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
$74.43
SAR279.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,272,941
|
$384.32
SAR1,442.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,820,000
|
$279.56
SAR1,049.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
$85.15
SAR319.69
|
|
pay 71.7% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,741,333
|
$303.07
SAR1,137.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,777,778
|
$6,063.63
SAR22,765.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,240
|
$3.57
SAR13.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
$7.18
SAR26.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,531,733
|
$98.57
SAR370.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,800
|
$16.63
SAR62.43
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,068,000
|
$42.91
SAR161.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
$58.28
SAR218.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,353,333
|
$91.66
SAR344.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,320,000
|
$78.88
SAR296.15
|
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