Italy vs Saudi Arabia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Italy Saudi Arabia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$1266
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3844
$2869
🏠 One person rent
$819
$654
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$1021
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1942
$2089
💸 GDP per capita
$40226
$35057
😃 Human freedom index
8.26
4.8
❤️ Life expectancy
83.7
78.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
59
🌐 English speaking %
13.6%
55%
🎓 Higher education
92
80
😀 Quality of life
80
67
🏙️ Population
59M
35.3M

The average cost of living in Italy ($1616) is 28% more expensive than in Saudi Arabia ($1266). Italy ranked 32nd vs 56th 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 1.2 months in Italy compared to 1.6 months in Saudi Arabia. Ranked 34th and 55th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Italy vs Saudi Arabia

We calculate prices for Italy and Saudi Arabia as a population-weighted mean of 148 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.

Italy Saudi Arabia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$7.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.88
$1.83
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$501
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1563
$1248
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
4.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4727
$2253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2702
$1440
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.91
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$45.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.15
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.16
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.89
$7.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.8
$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.1
$6.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.2
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$567
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10619
$7971

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2020
2.75M
Milan
$2307
1.35M
Turin
$1582
842K
Naples
$1605
913K
Genoa
$1620
559K
Palermo
$1301
630K
Bologna
$1727
388K
Florence
$1785
361K
Catania
$1298
312K
Bari
$1588
316K
Verona
$1657
256K
Venice
$1704
250K
Padua
$1769
206K
Prato
$1607
196K
Messina
$1176
219K
Brescia
$1762
196K
Parma
$1589
197K
Modena
$1700
184K
Trieste
$1600
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1446
170K
Taranto
$1311
188K
Rimini
$1567
149K
Perugia
$1215
162K
Ravenna
$1384
156K
Cagliari
$1586
148K
Bergamo
$1547
120K
Foggia
$1334
145K
Livorno
$1510
153K
Forli
$1614
116K
Latina
$1345
128K

In Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1627
7.01M
Jeddah
$1155
4.7M
Mecca
$1162
2.43M
Dammam
$1008
903K
Medina
$1182
1.41M
Tabuk
$1069
886K
Qatif
$873
625K
Jubail
$930
379K
Yanbu
$791
299K
Unaizah
$967
250K
Abha
$911
236K
Ha'il
$825
311K
Al-Mubarraz
$806
299K
Dhahran
$908
138K
Sakakah
$769
150K
Bareq
$903
75.4K
Ar Rass
$862
92.5K
Najran
$860
72K
Al Wajh
$940
50K
Bisha
$918
31.5K
Dumat al-Jandal
$791
45.3K
As Sulayyil
$1008
8.21K