Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 34.5% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.09
|
$6.73
SAR25.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.45
|
$7.54
SAR28.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.49
|
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$6.76
SAR25.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.08
|
$2.58
SAR9.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.38
|
$3.22
SAR12.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
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pay 38.6% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$44.62
SAR167.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,868.53
|
$25,543.44
SAR95,901.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.65
|
$18.12
SAR68.04
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.41
|
$74.43
SAR279.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,697.99
|
$384.32
SAR1,442.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,573.97
|
$279.56
SAR1,049.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€203.06
|
$85.15
SAR319.69
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,462.38
|
$303.07
SAR1,137.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,402.65
|
$6,063.63
SAR22,765.47
|
|
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.99
|
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$3.57
SAR13.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.92
|
$7.18
SAR26.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.25
|
$98.57
SAR370.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$16.63
SAR62.43
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.47
|
$42.91
SAR161.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.15
|
$58.28
SAR218.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.32
|
$91.66
SAR344.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.55
|
$78.88
SAR296.15
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