Moving from Philippines to Saudi Arabia
The routes Philippines citizens actually use to move to Saudi Arabia, ranked for your passport, with timelines and costs.
$31,000
Typical salary
local, in Saudi Arabia
68
Cost of living
100 = baseline
80/100
Job demand
for foreign talent
70/100
Liveability
quality of life
Best visa routes for Philippines citizens
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Premium Residency (Talent, Investor and Entrepreneur tracks)investment required
8 wk - 24 wk from $108,070PR2Some local language (Arabic) helps a lot here
Regional HQ Talent Routeno job offer needed
3 wk - 8 wk from $7103Some local language (Arabic) helps a lot here
Work Visa (Iqama)job offer required
4 wk - 10 wk from $710Some local language (Arabic) helps a lot here
What year one really costs
Visa fees, the physical move and twelve months of living in Riyadh, the number most guides never add up. Single person, indicative.
$710
Visa fee
most popular route
$11,044
The move itself
flights, freight, deposits
$24,996
A year of living
rent + essentials, main city
$36,750
Year-one total
before local income
Typical local net pay ≈ $31,000/yr after tax. Tailor these numbers in the cost-to-move estimator.