Cost of Living in Saudi Arabia in 2020

The cost of living in Saudi Arabia
Now it is considered high compared to last year
1- Renting housing in apartments ranging from 600 to 900 riyals in medium locations
2- In the area where I live there are no buses or a train, but it is very expensive to rent a car than to take a taxi and there is only a train from Dammam to Riyadh
3- Food expenses from consuming from 300 to 500 riyals per month if you buy pasta, rice, canned and bread
4- Health insurance annually starts from approximately 700 riyals
5- Regarding childcare and school expenses, I don't know because I don't have children
6- There are some apartments if singles have a monthly rent of 700 riyals, including electricity and gas, or apartments with families. The price of electricity per month ranges from 200 to 500 riyals, depending on the operation of air-conditioners and electrical appliances.
7- The cinema ticket starts from 70 riyals. There are some yards for playing sports. Free squares for running and walking
8- Internet subscription for the phone, there are packages starting from approximately 150 riyals per month
9- There are some breaks in the desert if you want to live the wild atmosphere one night, starting from 250 riyals. This is rare if you do it

1- For Renting it depends upon the location. Normally in Riyadh you can get a house of three beds in SAR 20 to 26k.

2-For transport its better to buy a car, otherwise rent a car cost you SAR 3600 per month. Fuel tank for an average car cost you SAR 90 (600km).

3-Food Expenses are nearly 600 to 850 per month.

4-Health insurance price varies age-wise or class wise , usually its on your sponsor. B Class insurance cost you almost 1200 (Bupa).

5- Sorry for Child cost i dnt knw.

6- for Electric Bills in summer its around 150-200 and in winter 70-135, STC broadband internet cost SAR 265 per month. Mobile data is nearly 100 to 250 depends upon your usage.

7- For Leisure there are lot of things beaches, deserts, Cinemas and Joy lands, for one visit it will cost you almost 200 per person.

Im living in Al khobar near Corniche area.

1- For Renting it depends upon the location, at my area its around 45-60k sar per year. Apartment 2 bedrooms full furnished.

2-For transport I rented a car. 2600 sar per month.

3-Food Expenses are nearly 1500 per month.

4-Health insurance price I dont know exatcly because my sponsor gave to me and my family. But I heard its around 1200 sar monthly.

5- International school its around 1875 sar monthly.

6- for Electric Bills in summer its around 280sar and winter 190sar.

7- For fun there are a lot thing to do. Cinema, restaurants, corniche area (free). If you save around 2000sar per month you can have fun with your family each weekend.

Hi, Hope all of you are having great day, well it seems a nice topic to discuss and helping fellows to know better about most important facts:

Regarding accommodation, you can easily rent a 2 or 3 bedroom apartment ranges between SAR 15000 to 18000 Year at Jeddah, if you compare jeddah with other cities in the kingdom you will find jeddah a bit expensive?

Your own transportation is most important to have if you are living in any part of the kingdom as petrol prices are still cheap and you can easily fill up your fuel tank in SAR 60 if you are having a economical sedan like Sunny, Corolla, or accent which are the best options at the beginning. For taxi the shortest trip could cost you 10 - 15 SAR local taxi whether uber and careem can cost more. Public transportation buses are available only for limited routes.

For monthly groceries can cost you up to 800 - 1500 for a bachelor, if you are eating at restaurant the average price of 1 time meal either lunch r dinner can range between 15 - 50.


Childcare cost for the child ages between 0.5 to 2 years is 500 - 650.

Electricity bill for a 2 bedroom apartment is average 250 SAR.

My pleasure to be part of this questionnaire.
1- The accommodation costs about 500 SAR per room in average and it usually depends on the location.
2- Buying an apartment or a house in Saudi Arabia starts from 300K SAR for an apartment and 600K for a house and they also depend on the location and type of the real estate.
3- Although I hear that public transportation is way cheaper than owing a vehicle, I honestly don't use public transportation cuz I drive my own car which only costs me about 500 SAR fuel per month and it also rely on the type of the car and how many cylinders it contain.

4- I think 1000-1500 SAR is more than enough to eat good daily meals.

5- Health insurance costs more than 2500 SAR per person annually.

6- children day care costs between 1000 to 1500 SAR per child monthly.

Electricity usually costs more in summer than in winter, water costs about 30 to 50 SAR per month, internet depends on the data and speed (350 SAR for a good and fast line) mobile's subscription costs about 150 SAR included internet data and unlimited calls and messages.

I usually spend 300 to 500 SAR per weekend on leisure in Saudi Arabia (cinema,sport, etc)?

For further assistance feel free to contact me.

All the best

Fahad
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Hi,
I would like to talk about flats rent in Khobar, the rent of 2 bedrooms flat started from SR12000 till SR30000 per year depends on location , area and finishes.

Regards,
Basam