Cost of living comparison
Jubail is 21.0% more expensive than Quito.
- Restaurants
-
pay 10.8% less in Jubail
- Groceries
-
pay 11.4% more in Jubail
- Transportation
-
pay 38.2% more in Jubail
- Housing
-
pay 60.2% more in Jubail
- Childcare
-
pay 10.8% less in Jubail
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.6% more in Jubail
- Clothing
-
pay 2.0% more in Jubail
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Jubail are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including restaurants and childcare are lower in Jubail.
If you lived in Jubail instead of Quito, you would:
pay 10.8% less for restaurants
|
Quito
|
Jubail
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$9.05
SAR34.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
|
$0.78
SAR2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
|
$0.27
SAR1.00
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
|
Quito
|
Jubail
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$1.50
SAR5.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
|
$3.99
SAR15.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$6.37
SAR23.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
|
$2.44
SAR9.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
|
$3.38
SAR12.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.00
SAR3.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.76
SAR2.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.62
SAR2.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
|
$0.54
SAR2.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$0.60
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
|
Quito
|
Jubail
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.69
|
$2.33
SAR8.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$32.41
SAR121.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$23,296.06
SAR87,490.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$25.29
SAR94.99
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
|
Quito
|
Jubail
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.13
|
$64.21
SAR241.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$451.67
|
$374.40
SAR1,406.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.50
|
$266.24
SAR999.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.45
|
$87.55
SAR328.79
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
|
Quito
|
Jubail
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.89
|
$202.34
SAR759.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,190.00
|
$7,787.54
SAR29,246.96
|
|
pay 56.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Quito
|
Jubail
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$1.86
SAR7.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
|
$3.64
SAR13.67
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.50
|
$7.06
SAR26.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.27
|
$106.50
SAR399.96
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$13.84
SAR51.99
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
|
Quito
|
Jubail
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
|
$45.04
SAR169.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
|
$61.68
SAR231.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.73
|
$76.54
SAR287.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.12
|
$73.22
SAR274.97
|
|
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