Living cost of Saudi Arabia

Restaurants	Avg.	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	15.00 ﷼	10.00 20.00
Meal for 2, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	100.00 ﷼	60.00 120.01
Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar	20.00 ﷼	18.00 23.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught)	3.00 ﷼	2.50 3.00
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)	4.00 ﷼	3.00 5.00
Cappuccino (regular)	9.27 ﷼	7.00 12.00
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle)	1.52 ﷼	1.50 1.88
Water (0.33 liter bottle)	1.00 ﷼	1.00 1.00
Markets	Avg.
Milk (regular), (1 liter)	4.06 ﷼	4.00 5.00
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g)	2.62 ﷼	1.50 3.00
Rice (white), (1kg)	6.11 ﷼	5.00 8.00
Eggs (12)	7.52 ﷼	6.00 12.00
Local Cheese (1kg)	22.69 ﷼	16.00 30.00
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg)	18.73 ﷼	14.00 30.00
Apples (1kg)	6.85 ﷼	6.00 8.00
Oranges (1kg)	4.79 ﷼	4.00 6.00
Tomato (1kg)	5.90 ﷼	4.00 8.00
Potato (1kg)	3.86 ﷼	3.00 5.00
Lettuce (1 head)	3.80 ﷼	2.00 5.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	2.07 ﷼	2.00 3.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	375.03 ﷼	240.00 999.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	2.67 ﷼	2.00 3.00
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)	3.86 ﷼	3.00 5.00
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro)	9.00 ﷼	7.99 10.00
Transportation	Avg.
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	2.00 ﷼	2.00 3.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	150.00 ﷼	100.00 200.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	10.00 ﷼	5.00 10.00
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff)	3.00 ﷼	1.88 9.38
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	15.00 ﷼	10.00 29.00
Gasoline (1 liter)	0.51 ﷼	0.45 0.60
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	65,000.00 ﷼	50,000.00 78,756.30
Utilities (Monthly)	Avg.
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment	160.69 ﷼	100.00 250.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.50 ﷼	0.35 0.60
Internet (6 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	202.76 ﷼	149.08 250.00
Sports And Leisure	Avg.
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	297.70 ﷼	200.00 400.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	50.07 ﷼	31.06 82.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	168.76 ﷼	50.00 288.77
Clothing And Shoes	Avg.
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	233.74 ﷼	150.00 300.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	217.28 ﷼	150.00 300.00
1 Pair of Nike Shoes	317.71 ﷼	250.00 400.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Shoes	273.13 ﷼	200.00 356.28
Rent Per Month	Avg.
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,506.61 ﷼	1,000.00 2,000.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	1,080.58 ﷼	800.00 1,500.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	2,790.36 ﷼	2,000.00 3,750.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	2,101.03 ﷼	1,500.00 3,000.00
Buy Apartment Price	Avg.
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre	4,935.67 ﷼	3,500.00 7,250.00
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	3,714.61 ﷼	2,500.00 7,000.00
Salaries And Financing	Avg.
Average Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax)	6,668.61 ﷼	5,000.00 9,000.00
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly	4.41	3.50 6.00

These data are based on 4219 entries in the past 18 months from 494 different contributors.