Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 59.4% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.4 times more in Sweden
- Groceries
-
pay 53.1% more in Sweden
- Transportation
-
pay 66.1% more in Sweden
- Housing
-
pay 43.7% more in Sweden
- Childcare
-
pay 54.0% less in Sweden
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.0% more in Sweden
- Clothing
-
pay 24.0% more in Sweden
The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Sweden are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Sweden.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.24
|
$11.92
SEK120.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.28
|
$9.45
SEK95.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$2.04
SEK20.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$1.93
SEK19.55
|
|
pay 53.1% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$2.49
SEK25.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.52
|
$5.18
SEK52.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.38
|
$5.43
SEK55.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.67
|
$3.74
SEK37.91
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.09
|
$4.68
SEK47.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.53
|
$1.19
SEK12.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.86
|
$1.06
SEK10.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$1.13
SEK11.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.73
SEK17.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.67
SEK6.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.70
SEK7.11
|
|
pay 66.1% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.63
|
$6.64
SEK67.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.39
|
$68.10
SEK690.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,819.36
|
$26,850.74
SEK272,196.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR67.98
|
$21.47
SEK217.60
|
|
pay 43.7% more for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.20
|
$30.29
SEK307.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,441.68
|
$821.73
SEK8,330.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,048.71
|
$641.62
SEK6,504.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.42
|
$77.37
SEK784.36
|
|
pay 54.0% less for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,136.89
|
$122.27
SEK1,239.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,746.08
|
$3,135.75
SEK31,788.29
|
|
pay 42.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
$6.64
SEK67.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.37
|
$3.78
SEK38.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.94
|
$6.41
SEK64.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR369.77
|
$38.70
SEK392.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.37
|
$14.24
SEK144.32
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR160.96
|
$79.10
SEK801.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.61
|
$35.56
SEK360.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR343.83
|
$84.42
SEK855.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR295.89
|
$125.14
SEK1,268.59
|
|
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