Cost of living comparison
Spain is 49.4% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.1 times more in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 17.2% more in Spain
- Transportation
-
pay 41.6% more in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 59.9% more in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 24.4% more in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.7% less in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 8.3% more in Spain
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and clothing in Spain are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.24
|
$13.87
€12.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.29
|
$9.22
€8.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$2.13
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$1.58
€1.46
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$6.37
€5.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.38
|
$4.16
€3.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.67
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.09
|
$3.36
€3.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.86
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
pay 41.6% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.63
|
$6.38
€5.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.41
|
$34.26
€31.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,830.65
|
$33,643.92
€31,059.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR67.99
|
$14.57
€13.45
|
|
pay 59.9% more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.23
|
$31.87
€29.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,441.85
|
$872.36
€805.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,048.84
|
$692.13
€638.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.46
|
$103.97
€95.98
|
|
pay 24.4% more for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,137.02
|
$385.97
€356.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,748.76
|
$7,352.21
€6,787.49
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
$2.84
€2.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.37
|
$1.98
€1.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.95
|
$5.66
€5.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR369.81
|
$42.87
€39.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.38
|
$8.63
€7.97
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR160.98
|
$75.89
€70.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.63
|
$32.12
€29.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR343.87
|
$77.96
€71.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR295.93
|
$91.38
€84.37
|
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