Cost of living comparison
Samoa is 2.1 times more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.8 times more in Samoa
- Groceries
-
pay 12.9% less in Samoa
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 79.8% more in Samoa
- Clothing
-
pay 10.3% less in Samoa
The cost of restaurants and entertainment and sports in Samoa are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Samoa. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Samoa.
If you lived in Samoa instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.23
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.27
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 12.9% less for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.51
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.67
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.09
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.53
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.86
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.63
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.33
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,785.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR67.96
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.10
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,441.17
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,048.34
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.30
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,136.48
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,737.92
|
?? |
pay 79.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.37
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.93
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR369.64
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.35
|
?? | |
pay 10.3% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Samoa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR160.90
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.53
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR343.71
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR295.79
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
|
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