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Cost of living and expenses in Saudi Arabia
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Saudi Arabia?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Saudi Arabia, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Saudi Arabia
(The last update: 2 days ago)
Currency in Saudi Arabia Saudi riyal (SAR). For 10 US dollars you can get 37.5 Saudi riyals. For 100 US dollars you can get 375 Saudi riyals. And the other way around: For 10 Saudi riyals you can get 2.67 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Saudi Arabia
What are the different prices in the cities in Saudi Arabia? Look here: Prices in cities in Saudi Arabia
Prices: Abha Jizan Riyadh Dhahran Medina Taif Mecca Buraidah Al-khubar Al Mubarraz
fees
$102 ($67 - $200)
by half less than in United States
internet
$72 ($53 - $106)
Very much like in United States
jeans
$50 ($18.7 - $93)
5.5% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$2.11K
by half less than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$504 ($267 - $1.47K)
72% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$598 ($387 - $1.33K)
75% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Saudi Arabia:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $1.1 (SAR 4)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $27 (SAR 100)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $0.62 (SAR 2.3)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $24K (SAR 90K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $504 (SAR 1.89K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $392 (SAR 1.47K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $866 (SAR 3.25K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $598 (SAR 2.24K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $102 (SAR 384)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $72 (SAR 269)
- numb_34 $35 (SAR 130)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $50 (SAR 186)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $59 (SAR 221)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $98 (SAR 366)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $85 (SAR 318)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $21.7K (SAR 81.5K)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $337 (SAR 1.26K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.61K (SAR 6.02K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $7.28K (SAR 27.3K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.1K (SAR 4.13K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $2.11K (SAR 7.91K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 4.6%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $2.7 (SAR 10)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.6 (SAR 6.1)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $13.3 (SAR 50)
Price changes in previous years in Saudi Arabia
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2010: $900(SAR 3.38K), 2011: $1.85K(SAR 6.94K), 2012: $1.91K(SAR 7.17K), 2013: $1.28K(SAR 4.81K), 2014: $1.25K(SAR 4.7K), 2015: $1.27K(SAR 4.76K), 2016: $1.14K(SAR 4.27K), 2017: $970(SAR 3.64K), and 2018: $1.19K(SAR 4.45K)
Have earnings increased in Saudi Arabia?
See the average salary in previous years in 2010: $1.95K(SAR 7.33K), 2011: $1.96K(SAR 7.35K), 2012: $2.07K(SAR 7.75K), 2013: $1.74K(SAR 6.53K), 2014: $1.82K(SAR 6.84K), 2015: $1.77K(SAR 6.65K), 2016: $1.81K(SAR 6.78K), 2017: $1.65K(SAR 6.19K), and 2018: $1.64K(SAR 6.14K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2010: $42(SAR 156), 2011: $70(SAR 264), 2012: $60(SAR 225), 2013: $45(SAR 169), 2014: $39(SAR 147), 2015: $39(SAR 147), 2016: $43(SAR 161), 2017: $43(SAR 162), and 2018: $74(SAR 277)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2010: $70(SAR 264), 2011: $58(SAR 219), 2012: $57(SAR 216), 2013: $52(SAR 196), 2014: $48(SAR 179), 2015: $38(SAR 142), 2016: $41(SAR 155), 2017: $58(SAR 216), and 2018: $64(SAR 240)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Saudi Arabia in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2010: $100(SAR 375), 2011: $74(SAR 277), 2012: $65(SAR 242), 2013: $61(SAR 229), 2014: $62(SAR 231), 2015: $52(SAR 196), 2016: $50(SAR 189), 2017: $45(SAR 170), and 2018: $47(SAR 175)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
coffee
$3.9 ($2.1 - $6.4)
24% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$2.11K
by half less than in United States
bananas
$1.6 ($1.3 - $2.7)
3.7% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$72 ($53 - $106)
Very much like in United States
jeans
$50 ($18.7 - $93)
5.5% is less expensive than in United States
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$0.74 ($0.67 - $1.1)
70% is less expensive than in United States