India vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$441
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1116
$2803
🏠 One person rent
$182
$651
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$1018
🍽️ Food expenses
$169
$330
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$677
$2163
💸 GDP per capita
$2411
$30448
😃 Human freedom index
6.29
4.53
❤️ Life expectancy
67.2
76.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
52
🌐 English speaking %
10.6%
55%
🎓 Higher education
74
80
😀 Quality of life
44
62
🏙️ Population
1.33B
33M

The average cost of living in India ($441) is 65% less expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1244). India ranked 191st 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 1.5 months in India compared to 1.7 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 109th and 56th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for India and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 220 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.

India Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.74
 Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$478
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$512
$1266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$61.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.5
$95.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.56
$73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2187
$1778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$1193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.62
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.98
$3.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.8
$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.97
$3.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$3.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18
$96.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.73
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$40.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.92
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.8
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2011
$7884

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Cities Comparison in India vs Saudi Arabia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M

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