Saudi Arabia vs Uzbekistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$668
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2870
$1677
🏠 One person rent
$663
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1023
$549
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$33.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1923
$305
💸 GDP per capita
$35122
$3162
😃 Human freedom index
4.97
4.9
❤️ Life expectancy
78.7
72.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
31
🌐 English speaking %
55%
4%
🎓 Higher education
80
32
😀 Quality of life
67
39
🏙️ Population
35.3M
36.4M

The average cost of living in Saudi Arabia ($1272) is 90% more expensive than in Uzbekistan ($668). Saudi Arabia ranked 57th vs 157th for Uzbekistan 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 Saudi Arabia compared to 0.5 months in Uzbekistan. Ranked 57th and 134th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Saudi Arabia vs Uzbekistan

We calculate prices for Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan as a population-weighted mean of 22 and 11 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.

Saudi Arabia Uzbekistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.66
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.46
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1340
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.4
$59.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.31%
23.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2608
$1523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.7
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$7.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.25
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.13
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.06
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.85
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.49
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.8
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$6.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$31
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$293
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8729
$7490

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Cities Comparison in Saudi Arabia vs Uzbekistan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1632
7.01M
Jeddah
$1209
4.7M
Mecca
$1107
2.43M
Dammam
$1037
903K
Medina
$1168
1.41M
Tabuk
$1074
886K
Qatif
$823
625K
Yanbu
$795
299K
Jubail
$928
379K
Unaizah
$931
250K
Abha
$902
236K
Dhahran
$931
138K
Ha'il
$775
311K
Al-Mubarraz
$793
299K
Sakakah
$776
150K
Ar Rass
$815
92.5K
Bareq
$893
75.4K
Najran
$865
72K
Al Wajh
$942
50K
Bisha
$906
31.5K
Dumat al-Jandal
$790
45.3K
As Sulayyil
$1005
8.21K

In Uzbekistan

City Cost of living Population
Tashkent
$827
2.96M
Namangan
$561
626K
Samarkand
$484
546K
Andijan
$447
548K
Qarshi
$513
275K
Chirchiq
$736
159K
Margilan
$653
215K
Fergana
$679
289K
Jizzakh
$553
163K
Nukus
$468
320K
Bukhara
$436
280K