Saudi Arabia

Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Taiwan = 1×

Saudi Arabia vs

Taiwan

Overall verdict

Saudi Arabia is about 0.97× Taiwan.

Average across 5 categories, 6 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Taiwan. 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

Taiwan Taiwan = 1×

Saudi Arabia is pricier →

🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×2.05
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.24
📱 Electronics 1 item

×1.10
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.59
⚡ Utilities 1 item

×0.53

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Saudi Arabia, Big Mac costs 2.1× what it does in Taiwan — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Big Mac 1 burger ×2.05

Saudi Arabia NT$159.94 SAR 19

Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.24

Saudi Arabia NT$1,975 SAR 229

Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.10

Saudi Arabia NT$32,772 SAR 3,799

Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.64

Saudi Arabia NT$19.57 USD 0.62

Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.54

Saudi Arabia NT$15.06 USD 0.477

Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.53

Saudi Arabia NT$1.64 USD 0.052

Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com