Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 2.5 times more expensive than Syria overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.4% more in Saudi Arabia
- Groceries
-
pay 81.1% more in Saudi Arabia
- Transportation
-
pay 88.5% more in Saudi Arabia
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Saudi Arabia
- Childcare
-
pay 4.7 times more in Saudi Arabia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.0 times more in Saudi Arabia
- Clothing
-
pay 58.0% more in Saudi Arabia
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 21.4% more for restaurants
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$6.73
SAR25.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$7.54
SAR28.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
|
pay 81.1% more for groceries
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$6.76
SAR25.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$2.58
SAR9.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$3.22
SAR12.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
|
pay 88.5% more for transportation
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$44.62
SAR167.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$25,543.44
SAR95,884.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$18.12
SAR68.03
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$74.43
SAR279.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$384.32
SAR1,442.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$279.56
SAR1,049.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$85.15
SAR319.64
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$303.07
SAR1,137.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$6,063.63
SAR22,761.58
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$1.70
SAR6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$3.57
SAR13.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$7.18
SAR26.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$98.57
SAR370.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$16.63
SAR62.42
|
|
pay 58.0% more for clothing
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$42.91
SAR161.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$58.28
SAR218.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$91.66
SAR344.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$78.88
SAR296.10
|
|
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