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Jubail vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Jubail is 34.1% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 69.9% less in Jubail
Groceries: pay 44.8% less in Jubail
Transportation: pay 42.3% less in Jubail
Housing: pay 28.0% less in Jubail
Childcare: pay 5.1% more in Jubail
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% less in Jubail
Clothing: pay 36.6% less in Jubail

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Jubail.

Jubail vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jubail instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 69.9% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Jubail
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,796	$6.66 SAR25.00	-66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,519	$9.05 SAR34.00	-49.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK441	$0.78 SAR2.94	-75.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK305	$0.27 SAR1.00	-87.8%
Average			-69.9%

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pay 44.8% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Jubail
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK505	$1.50 SAR5.62	-58.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK1,084	$3.99 SAR15.00	-48.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK895	$6.37 SAR23.93	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK805	$2.44 SAR9.16	-57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,321	$3.38 SAR12.70	-64.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK196	$1.00 SAR3.74	-29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK141	$0.76 SAR2.85	-24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK170	$0.72 SAR2.72	-40.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK311	$0.62 SAR2.34	-71.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK201	$0.54 SAR2.04	-62.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK131	$0.60 SAR2.27	-35.3%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 42.3% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Jubail
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,188	$2.33 SAR8.75	-72.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK10,477	$32.41 SAR121.73	-56.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,933,724	$23,296.06 SAR87,490.89	-45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,362	$25.29 SAR94.99	+5.2%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 28.0% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Jubail
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK9,766	$64.21 SAR241.14	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK275,530	$374.40 SAR1,406.10	-81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK252,085	$266.24 SAR999.90	-85.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK7,542	$87.55 SAR328.79	+62.3%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 5.1% more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Jubail
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK35,244	$202.34 SAR759.92	-19.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK837,840	$7,787.54 SAR29,246.96	+29.9%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Jubail
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,511	$1.86 SAR7.00	-82.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK742	$3.64 SAR13.67	-31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,712	$7.06 SAR26.50	-42.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK9,777	$106.50 SAR399.96	+52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK2,065	$13.84 SAR51.99	-6.3%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 36.6% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Jubail
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK15,232	$45.04 SAR169.15	-58.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,950	$61.68 SAR231.64	+24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK21,226	$76.54 SAR287.47	-49.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK27,139	$73.22 SAR274.97	-62.3%
Average			-36.6%

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