Cost of living comparison
Greece is 37.3% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
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Saudi Arabia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.90
SAR25.90
|
$14.81
€13.62
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
SAR27.61
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.95
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
pay 16.1% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
SAR13.77
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.52
SAR24.48
|
$6.06
€5.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
SAR9.57
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
SAR12.28
|
$4.27
€3.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
SAR2.75
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
SAR2.28
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
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pay 59.9% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.66
|
$7.81
€7.18
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.83
SAR142.08
|
$41.23
€37.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,221.79
SAR94,720.41
|
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.96
SAR67.45
|
$14.64
€13.47
|
|
pay 33.0% more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.85
SAR277.35
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$390.65
SAR1,467.09
|
$529.13
€486.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.05
SAR1,051.74
|
$406.38
€373.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
SAR321.22
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
|
pay 14.2% more for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.51
SAR1,113.54
|
$350.75
€322.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,039.49
SAR22,681.29
|
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
|
pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.65
SAR6.18
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SAR13.73
|
$3.51
€3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
SAR26.74
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.67
SAR374.33
|
$46.53
€42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.24
SAR64.75
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.59
SAR163.70
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.89
SAR213.65
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.76
SAR352.11
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.91
SAR292.58
|
$96.32
€88.57
|
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