Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 46.9% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 25.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 60.2% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 14.4% less in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.9% more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 17.7% more in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.5% less for restaurants

	Romania	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.56 RON39.34	$6.73 SAR25.23	-21.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 RON29.08	$7.54 SAR28.27	+19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 RON7.89	$0.74 SAR2.76	-57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 RON6.56	$0.25 SAR0.92	-82.8%
Average			-35.5%

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pay 25.0% more for groceries

	Romania	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 RON4.95	$0.94 SAR3.54	-12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 RON17.42	$3.87 SAR14.51	+2.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 RON25.09	$6.76 SAR25.37	+23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.83 RON13.00	$2.58 SAR9.67	-8.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 RON12.41	$3.22 SAR12.09	+19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.17	$0.94 SAR3.53	+99.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 RON3.02	$0.76 SAR2.86	+16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON2.97	$0.75 SAR2.80	+15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 RON3.90	$0.74 SAR2.76	-13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RON1.73	$0.67 SAR2.52	+79.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 RON1.88	$0.63 SAR2.37	+54.6%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 60.2% more for transportation

	Romania	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.64 RON25.95	$2.30 SAR8.63	-59.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.73 RON95.28	$44.62 SAR167.33	+115.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,159.13 RON115,648.98	$25,543.44 SAR95,785.00	+1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.39 RON29.40	$18.12 SAR67.96	+183.4%
Average			+60.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Romania	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.45 RON38.83	$74.43 SAR279.10	+781.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$363.94 RON1,672.92	$384.32 SAR1,441.17	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.85 RON1,226.64	$279.56 SAR1,048.34	+4.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.36 RON493.52	$85.15 SAR319.30	-20.7%
Average			+192.7%

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pay 14.4% less for childcare

	Romania	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$405.62 RON1,864.50	$303.07 SAR1,136.48	-25.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,284.14 RON28,886.29	$6,063.63 SAR22,737.92	-3.5%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.01 RON9.26	$1.70 SAR6.39	-15.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.20 RON10.13	$3.57 SAR13.37	+61.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 RON24.36	$7.18 SAR26.93	+35.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.40 RON171.92	$98.57 SAR369.64	+163.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.19 RON28.45	$16.63 SAR62.35	+168.7%
Average			+82.9%

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pay 17.7% more for clothing

	Romania	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.67 RON265.09	$42.91 SAR160.90	-25.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.90 RON160.42	$58.28 SAR218.53	+67.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 RON320.65	$91.66 SAR343.71	+31.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.53 RON370.17	$78.88 SAR295.79	-2.1%
Average			+17.7%

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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: April 2025

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