Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

United Kingdom

Compared with Saudi Arabia, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia = 1×

United KingdomUnited Kingdom vs Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
Overall verdict

United KingdomUnited Kingdom is about 2.17× Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Saudi Arabia. A bar running right means United Kingdom 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 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia = 1× United KingdomUnited Kingdom is pricier →
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×7.73
  • Transport 2 items
    ×3.92
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×1.40
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.09
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.05

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

In United Kingdom, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 7.7× what it does in Saudi Arabia — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×7.73
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom SAR 1.51 USD 0.402
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 0.20 USD 0.052
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×4.69
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom SAR 8.38 USD 2.235
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 1.79 USD 0.477
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.29
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom SAR 7.64 USD 2.037
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 2.33 USD 0.62
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×1.40
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom SAR 26.55 GBP 5.29
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 19.00 SAR 19
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.09
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom SAR 249.73 GBP 49.99
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 229.00 SAR 229
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.05
    United KingdomUnited Kingdom SAR 3,991 GBP 799
    Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SAR 3,799 SAR 3,799
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store

See what really changed United Kingdom

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+52%
in GBP
3.49 → 5.29
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+49%
in SAR

It rose 52% in local currency, but 49% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not United Kingdom's inflation.