Cost of living comparison
Italy is 61.2% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 38.2% more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 54.3% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 42.3% more in Italy
- Childcare
-
pay 62.0% more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.4% more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 20.2% more in Italy
The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing in Italy are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.24
|
$16.15
€14.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.28
|
$10.06
€9.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$2.55
€2.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$6.83
€6.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.38
|
$5.53
€5.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.67
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.09
|
$5.05
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.53
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.86
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.63
|
$7.22
€6.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.39
|
$38.81
€35.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,819.36
|
$28,223.13
€25,953.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR67.98
|
$19.13
€17.59
|
|
pay 42.3% more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.20
|
$28.87
€26.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,441.68
|
$656.19
€603.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,048.71
|
$511.91
€470.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.42
|
$150.39
€138.30
|
|
pay 62.0% more for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,136.89
|
$508.72
€467.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,746.08
|
$9,465.55
€8,704.36
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
$5.01
€4.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.37
|
$1.69
€1.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.94
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR369.77
|
$52.12
€47.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.37
|
$9.39
€8.63
|
|
pay 20.2% more for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR160.96
|
$78.41
€72.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.61
|
$33.87
€31.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR343.83
|
$86.07
€79.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR295.89
|
$115.43
€106.15
|
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