Australia vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$651
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$1018
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$2163
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$30448
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
4.53
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
76.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
52
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
55%
🎓 Higher education
98
80
😀 Quality of life
94
62
🏙️ Population
25.7M
33M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 84% more expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1244). Australia ranked 10th vs 46th for Saudi Arabia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Australia compared to 1.7 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 6th and 56th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for Australia and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 22 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$478
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$1193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$3.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$3.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$96.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$7884

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1642
7.01M
Jeddah
$1100
4.7M
Mecca
$1032
1.68M
Dammam
$1005
903K
Medina
$892
1.18M
Tabuk
$1000
513K
Qatif
$868
625K
Unaizah
$1013
250K
Jubail
$910
379K
Yanbu
$844
299K
Al-Mubarraz
$768
299K
Abha
$923
236K
Dhahran
$959
138K
Ha'il
$996
311K
Ar Rass
$860
92.5K
Bareq
$920
75.4K
Najran
$1047
72K
Al Wajh
$879
50K
Bisha
$938
31.5K
Sakakah
$854
33.2K
As Sulayyil
$1085
8.21K
Dumat al-Jandal
$857
7.61K