Cost of living comparison

 Saudi Arabia
compared to
 Slovenia
Slovenia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Slovenia is 58.0% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.3 times more in Slovenia
Groceries
pay 29.7% more in Slovenia
Transportation
pay 17.2% more in Slovenia
Housing
pay 56.5% more in Slovenia
Childcare
pay 48.9% more in Slovenia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.5% less in Slovenia
Clothing
pay 41.0% more in Slovenia

The cost of restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Slovenia are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Slovenia.

Slovenia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

 
Saudi Arabia
Slovenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.73
SAR25.24
$11.25
€10.35
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.54
SAR28.28
$8.28
€7.61
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
SAR2.76
$2.75
€2.52

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pay 29.7% more for groceries

 
Saudi Arabia
Slovenia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.94
SAR3.54
$1.59
€1.46
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.87
SAR14.52
$7.12
€6.54
Milk (1 gallon) $6.76
SAR25.38
$4.94
€4.54

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pay 17.2% more for transportation

 
Saudi Arabia
Slovenia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.30
SAR8.63
$5.73
€5.27
Monthly public transit pass $44.62
SAR167.39
$28.71
€26.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,543.44
SAR95,819.36
$23,757.42
€21,846.92

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pay 56.5% more for housing

 
Saudi Arabia
Slovenia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$74.43
SAR279.20
$32.10
€29.52
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $384.32
SAR1,441.68
$611.64
€562.46
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $279.56
SAR1,048.71
$506.97
€466.20

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pay 48.9% more for childcare

 
Saudi Arabia
Slovenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $303.07
SAR1,136.89
$480.15
€441.54
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,063.63
SAR22,746.08
$8,455.02
€7,775.09

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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saudi Arabia
Slovenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.70
SAR6.39
$3.10
€2.85
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
SAR13.37
$1.97
€1.81
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.18
SAR26.94
$5.39
€4.96

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pay 41.0% more for clothing

 
Saudi Arabia
Slovenia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.91
SAR160.96
$97.87
€90.00
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
$105.89
€97.37

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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: March 2025
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