Cost of living comparison
Romania is 15.4% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Romania instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
$8.56
RON40.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.72
RON8.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$1.43
RON6.81
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$3.79
RON18.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
$5.46
RON26.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
$2.70
RON12.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$0.66
RON3.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$0.85
RON4.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.38
RON1.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.41
RON1.95
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$5.64
RON26.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
$20.73
RON98.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,949.04
|
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
$6.39
RON30.51
|
|
pay 18.1% less for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.58
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,443.63
|
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,050.13
|
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.85
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
|
pay 18.7% more for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,138.42
|
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,776.86
|
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
$2.01
RON9.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$2.20
RON10.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.27
|
$37.40
RON178.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.46
|
$6.19
RON29.53
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.18
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.90
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.30
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.29
|
$80.53
RON384.25
|
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