Cost of living comparison

 Norway
compared to
 Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia vs. Norway Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 25.7% cheaper than Norway overall.

Restaurants
pay 66.8% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries
pay 36.4% less in Saudi Arabia
Transportation
pay 36.6% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing
pay 32.5% less in Saudi Arabia
Childcare
pay 5.3% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.2% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing
pay 13.0% less in Saudi Arabia

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Norway. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Norway Cost Breakdown

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

pay 66.8% less for restaurants

 
Norway
Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.52
NOK210.49
$6.73
SAR25.27
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.17
NOK138.28
$7.54
SAR28.32
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.88
NOK32.71
$0.74
SAR2.77

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pay 36.4% less for groceries

 
Norway
Saudi Arabia
Bread
1 loaf
$3.03
NOK34.43
$0.94
SAR3.54
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.10
NOK57.93
$3.87
SAR14.53
Milk (1 gallon) $7.41
NOK84.26
$6.76
SAR25.41

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pay 36.6% less for transportation

 
Norway
Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.32
NOK83.22
$2.30
SAR8.64
Monthly public transit pass $67.29
NOK764.76
$44.62
SAR167.58
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,441.53
NOK368,707.77
$25,543.44
SAR95,931.19

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pay 32.5% less for housing

 
Norway
Saudi Arabia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$52.97
NOK601.97
$74.43
SAR279.52
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,030.17
NOK11,708.18
$384.32
SAR1,443.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $803.77
NOK9,135.06
$279.56
SAR1,049.94

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pay 5.3% more for childcare

 
Norway
Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $272.16
NOK3,093.21
$303.07
SAR1,138.21
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,113.04
NOK69,476.58
$6,063.63
SAR22,772.62

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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Norway
Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.83
NOK100.33
$1.70
SAR6.40
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.64
NOK52.72
$3.57
SAR13.39
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.25
NOK150.59
$7.18
SAR26.97

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

 
Norway
Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$87.77
NOK997.58
$42.91
SAR161.15
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.11
NOK455.83
$58.28
SAR218.86
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.53
NOK1,142.52
$91.66
SAR344.23

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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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