Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 2.5 times more expensive than Syria.
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
SYP9,213
|
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
|
pay 81.1% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP959
|
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP803
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP717
|
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP639
|
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
|
pay 88.5% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
$25,543.44
SAR95,944.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
$74.43
SAR279.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
$384.32
SAR1,443.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
$279.56
SAR1,050.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
$85.15
SAR319.84
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
$303.07
SAR1,138.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
$6,063.63
SAR22,775.81
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
$98.57
SAR370.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$16.63
SAR62.45
|
|
pay 58.0% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
$42.91
SAR161.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
$58.28
SAR218.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
$91.66
SAR344.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
$78.88
SAR296.28
|
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