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title: "Cost of Living in Saudi Arabia vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Saudi Arabia is about 53% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.468, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Saudi Arabia, across World Bank, IMF, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table data."
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Purchasing Power Parity · Saudi Arabia

# Cost of living in 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia vs the United States

Saudi Arabia has a US-relative price level of **0.468** (US = 1.0) — about 53% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2025.

## What US salaries are worth in Saudi Arabia

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $106,838 | $23,400 |
| $80,000 | $170,940 | $37,440 |
| $120,000 | $256,410 | $56,160 |
| $180,000 | $384,615 | $84,240 |
| $250,000 | $534,188 | $117,000 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=SA).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Saudi Arabia's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

Consensus (median) 0.468 2025

World Bank — GDP 0.468 2025

IMF (WEO) 0.468 2025

OECD 0.466 2025

Penn World Table 0.493 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.499 2025

Big Mac Index 0.813 2026

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇨🇳 China](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/china/) — price level 0.473
- [🇨🇻 Cabo Verde](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/cabo-verde/) — price level 0.475
- [🇦🇷 Argentina](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/argentina/) — price level 0.458
- [🇧🇷 Brazil](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/brazil/) — price level 0.458
- [🇷🇸 Serbia](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/serbia/) — price level 0.458

Relocating for work? See the [fair salary from the US to Saudi Arabia](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-saudi-arabia/) or use the [Fair Pay Localizer](https://geo-parity.com/?tab=salary).

- [Everyday prices: United States vs Saudi Arabia](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-saudi-arabia/)
- [How much you need to retire in Saudi Arabia](https://geo-parity.com/fire/saudi-arabia/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Saudi Arabia compared to the United States?**: Saudi Arabia has a price level of 0.468 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 53% cheaper than the United States), based on the median of independent votes from the World Bank/IMF (one vote — both use the official exchange rate), the Eurostat-OECD PPP programme and the Penn World Table, reference year 2025.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Saudi Arabia?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $213,675 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Saudi Arabia; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $46,800.
- **Where does the Saudi Arabia cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, blended as a per-country median of independent votes and refreshed at build time.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=SA.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/saudi-arabia/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=SA