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Rome vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 66.1% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Rome
Groceries: pay 35.8% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 48.6% more in Rome
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Rome
Childcare: pay 70.5% more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% more in Rome
Clothing: pay 4.8% more in Rome

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Rome are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Rome.

Rome vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.73 SAR25.27	$16.08 €15.59	+138.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 SAR28.32	$10.72 €10.39	+42.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$2.23 €2.17	+203.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.92	$1.12 €1.09	+356.3%
Average			+185.2%

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pay 35.8% more for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 SAR3.54	$1.78 €1.73	+88.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 SAR14.53	$7.00 €6.79	+80.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.41	$6.20 €6.01	-8.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 SAR9.68	$3.76 €3.65	+45.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 SAR12.10	$4.89 €4.74	+51.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.54	$1.07 €1.04	+13.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.92 €0.89	+20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.80	$0.89 €0.86	+19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$1.09 €1.06	+48.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SAR2.53	$0.73 €0.71	+8.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.38	$0.78 €0.76	+23.9%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 48.6% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.30 SAR8.64	$7.15 €6.93	+210.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.62 SAR167.58	$37.51 €36.38	-15.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,543.44 SAR95,931.19	$26,794.08 €25,984.66	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.06	$17.15 €16.63	-5.4%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.43 SAR279.52	$29.46 €28.57	-60.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.32 SAR1,443.37	$1,180.31 €1,144.66	+207.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.56 SAR1,049.94	$763.10 €740.04	+173.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.15 SAR319.79	$167.26 €162.21	+96.4%
Average			+104.0%

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pay 70.5% more for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.07 SAR1,138.21	$508.83 €493.46	+67.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,063.63 SAR22,772.62	$10,490.67 €10,173.76	+73.0%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 SAR6.40	$5.36 €5.20	+214.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 SAR13.39	$1.53 €1.48	-57.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 SAR26.97	$6.43 €6.24	-10.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.57 SAR370.20	$58.31 €56.55	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.63 SAR62.45	$10.72 €10.39	-35.5%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 4.8% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.91 SAR161.15	$65.43 €63.46	+52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.28 SAR218.86	$30.74 €29.81	-47.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.66 SAR344.23	$77.17 €74.84	-15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.88 SAR296.24	$102.32 €99.23	+29.7%
Average			+4.8%

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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: January 2025

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