Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 2.8 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 27.2% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$6.90
SAR25.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$7.35
SAR27.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.25
SAR0.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$3.67
SAR13.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$6.52
SAR24.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$2.55
SAR9.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$3.27
SAR12.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$0.73
SAR2.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.61
SAR2.28
|
|
pay 88.5% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$2.30
SAR8.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$37.83
SAR142.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,720.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$17.96
SAR67.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$73.85
SAR277.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$390.65
SAR1,467.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$280.05
SAR1,051.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$85.53
SAR321.22
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$296.51
SAR1,113.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,681.29
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$1.65
SAR6.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$3.66
SAR13.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$7.12
SAR26.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$99.67
SAR374.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$17.24
SAR64.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$43.59
SAR163.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$56.89
SAR213.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$93.76
SAR352.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$77.91
SAR292.58
|
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