Cost of Living in Saudi Arabia. 2018 prices in Saudi Arabia.

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Food
	Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district	﷼‎ 40
	Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar)	﷼‎ 23
	500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast	﷼‎ 14
	1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk	﷼‎ 4.80
	12 eggs, large	﷼‎ 8
	1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes	﷼‎ 5.49
	500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese	﷼‎ 14
	1 kg (2 lb.) of apples	﷼‎ 7
	1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes	﷼‎ 3.54
	0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket	-
	1 bottle of red table wine, good quality	-
	2 liters of Coca-Cola	﷼‎ 7
	Bread for 2 people for 1 day	﷼‎ 1.94
Housing
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in EXPENSIVE area	﷼‎ 3,859
	Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished accommodation in NORMAL area	﷼‎ 2,539
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat	﷼‎ 377
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in EXPENSIVE area	﷼‎ 2,881
	Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 Sqft) furnished studio in NORMAL area	﷼‎ 1,789
	Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 Sqft) studio	﷼‎ 220
	Internet 8 Mbps (1 month)	﷼‎ 145
	40” flat screen TV	﷼‎ 1,208
	Microwave 800/900 Watt (Bosch, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, or equivalent brands)	﷼‎ 403
	Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.)	﷼‎ 32
	Hourly rate for cleaning help	﷼‎ 27
Clothes
	1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar)	﷼‎ 155
	1 summer dress in a High Street Store (Zara, H&M or similar retailers)	﷼‎ 209
	1 pair of sport shoes (Nike, Adidas, or equivalent brands)	﷼‎ 341
	1 pair of men’s leather business shoes	﷼‎ 288
Transportation
	Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI 150 CV (or equivalent), with no extras, new	﷼‎ 72,524
	1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas	﷼‎ 1.49
	Monthly ticket public transport	﷼‎ 182
Personal Care
	Cold medicine for 6 days (Tylenol, Frenadol, Coldrex, or equivalent brands)	﷼‎ 13
	1 box of antibiotics (12 doses)	﷼‎ 51
	Short visit to private Doctor (15 minutes)	﷼‎ 167
	1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...)	﷼‎ 27
	Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.)	﷼‎ 16
	Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.)	﷼‎ 15
	4 rolls of toilet paper	﷼‎ 8
	Tube of toothpaste	﷼‎ 10
	Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city	﷼‎ 24
Entertainment
	Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub	﷼‎ 80
	2 tickets to the movies	﷼‎ 107
	2 tickets to the theater (best available seats)	﷼‎ 266
	Dinner for two at an Italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert	﷼‎ 222
	1 cocktail drink in downtown club	-
	Cappuccino in expat area of the city	﷼‎ 17
	1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.)	-
	iPad Wi-Fi 128GB	﷼‎ 2,048
	1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans)	﷼‎ 0.50
	1 month of gym membership in business district	﷼‎ 350
	1 package of Marlboro cigarettes	﷼‎ 25

Map of Cost of Living in Saudi Arabia

This map shows only the top cities in Saudi Arabia. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan.

The color of each marker corresponds with the Cost of Living in the city. Red markers show more expensive cities, green ones show cheaper cities.
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.

What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

Cost of Living Ranking in Saudi Arabia

(top cities by data quality)

Ranking	City	Price Index *
1st	Al Mubarraz	164
2nd	Jeddah	130
3rd	Dammam	122
4th	Riyadh	104
5th	Sakaka	68

Price Index:

To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a central reference city (that happens to be Prague). Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.

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List of all cities available in Saudi Arabia

Al Mubarraz	Al Qurayyat	Arar
Buraidah	Dammam	Jeddah
Jizan	Jubail	Khamis Mushait
Mecca	Medina	Najran
Riyadh	Sakaka	Sultanah
Ta'if	Tabuk	Yanbu` al Bahr

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1 month of gym membership in business district in Riyadh costs ﷼‎ 350 (5 days ago)
Ipad wi-fi 128gb in Riyadh costs ﷼‎ 1,500 (5 days ago)
Cappuccino in expat area of the city in Riyadh costs ﷼‎ 12 (5 days ago)
Nice dinner at an italian restaurant, dinner for two in Riyadh costs ﷼‎ 350 (5 days ago)
2 tickets to the movies in Riyadh costs ﷼‎ 100 (5 days ago)
75 ml tube of toothpaste in Riyadh costs ﷼‎ 7 (5 days ago)
12 rolls of toilet paper in Riyadh costs ﷼‎ 5.94 (5 days ago)
400 ml hair shampoo 2-in-1 in Riyadh costs ﷼‎ 15 (5 days ago)
40ml deodorant, roll-on in Riyadh costs ﷼‎ 10 (5 days ago)
Short visit to private doctor in Riyadh costs ﷼‎ 300 (5 days ago)

Cost of living in Saudi Arabia