Saudi Arabia
Compared with South Korea, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
South Korea = 1×
Saudi Arabia
vs
South Korea
Overall verdict
Saudi Arabia is about 0.80× South Korea.
Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data
The shape of prices (vs South Korea = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is South Korea. A bar running right means Saudi Arabia is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Saudi Arabia is pricier →
South Korea
South Korea = 1×
Saudi Arabia is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Saudi Arabia, Big Mac costs 1.4× what it does in South Korea — but Diesel 1L costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.35Saudi Arabia
₩7,447
SAR 19South Korea
₩5,500
KRW 5,500
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.35Saudi Arabia
₩89,328
SAR 229South Korea
₩66,000
KRW 66,000
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.15Saudi Arabia
₩1,481,908
SAR 3,799South Korea
₩1,290,000
KRW 1,290,000
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.43Saudi Arabia
₩966
USD 0.62South Korea
₩2,223
USD 1.427
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.41Saudi Arabia
₩78
USD 0.052South Korea
₩191
USD 0.127
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.34Saudi Arabia
₩743
USD 0.477South Korea
₩2,205
USD 1.415
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+36%
in SAR
14 → 19
14 → 19
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+73%
in KRW
It rose 36% in local currency, but 73% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Saudi Arabia's inflation.
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