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Lowest Income in Saudi Arabia

Top 100 cities ranked by lowest income

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Lowest Income — Saudi Arabia

1 Abha 11 $27,600
2 Abqaiq 06 $27,600
3 Abū ‘Arīsh 17 $27,600
4 Ad Darb 17 $27,600
5 Ad Dawādimī 10 $27,600
6 Ad Dilam 10 $27,600
7 Ad Dir‘īyah 10 $27,600
8 Adh Dhibiyah 08 $27,600
9 Afif 10 $27,600
10 Al ‘Aqīq 02 $27,600
11 Al Arţāwīyah 10 $27,600
12 Al Awjām 06 $27,600
13 Al ‘Awwāmīyah 06 $27,600
14 Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 08 $27,600
15 Al Bahah 02 $27,600
16 Al Baţţālīyah 06 $27,600
17 Al Bukayrīyah 08 $27,600
18 Al Fuwayliq 08 $27,600
19 Al Hadā 14 $27,600
20 Al Hufūf 06 $27,600
21 Al Jafr 06 $27,600
22 Al Jarādīyah 17 $27,600
23 Al Ju‘aymah 06 $27,600
24 Al Jubayl 06 $27,600
25 Al Jumūm 14 $27,600
26 Al Khabrā’ 08 $27,600
27 Al Khafjī 06 $27,600
28 Al Kharj 10 $27,600
29 Al Līth 14 $27,600
30 Al Majāridah 11 $27,600
31 Al Markaz 06 $27,600
32 Al Mindak 02 $27,600
33 Al Mithnab 08 $27,600
34 Al Mubarraz 06 $27,600
35 Al Mulaydā’ 08 $27,600
36 Al Munayzilah 06 $27,600
37 Al Muţayrifī 06 $27,600
38 Al Muwayh 14 $27,600
39 Al Qārah 06 $27,600
40 Al Qaţīf 06 $27,600
41 Al Qurayn 06 $27,600
42 Al-`Ula 05 $27,600
43 Al Wajh 19 $27,600
44 An Nimas 11 $27,600
45 Ar Rass 08 $27,600
46 Arar 15 $27,600
47 As Saffānīyah 06 $27,600
48 As Sulayyil 10 $27,600
49 Ash Shafā 14 $27,600
50 Aţ Ţaraf 06 $27,600
51 At Tūbī 06 $27,600
52 Ayn Ibn Fuhayd 08 $27,600
53 Az Zulfī 10 $27,600
54 Badr Ḩunayn 05 $27,600
55 Baq‘ā’ 13 $27,600
56 Bariq 11 $27,600
57 Buraydah 08 $27,600
58 Dammam 06 $27,600
59 Dhahran 06 $27,600
60 Duba 19 $27,600
61 Dukhnah 08 $27,600
62 Farasān 17 $27,600
63 Fayfā’ 17 $27,600
64 Ha'il 13 $27,600
65 Hafar Al-Batin 06 $27,600
66 Ḩaql 20 $27,600
67 ‘Inak 06 $27,600
68 ‘Irqah 10 $27,600
69 Jeddah 14 $27,600
70 Jizan 17 $27,600
71 Julayjilah 06 $27,600
72 Khamis Mushait 11 $27,600
73 Khaybar 05 $27,600
74 Khobar 06 $27,600
75 Khulayş 14 $27,600
76 Laylá 10 $27,600
77 Madinah 05 $27,600
78 Mahd adh Dhahab 05 $27,600
79 Makkah 14 $27,600
80 Marāt 10 $27,600
81 Mislīyah 17 $27,600
82 Mizhirah 17 $27,600
83 Mulayjah 06 $27,600
84 Najrān 16 $27,600
85 Qaisumah 06 $27,600
86 Qal‘at Bīshah 11 $27,600
87 Qibah 08 $27,600
88 Qurayyat 20 $27,600
89 Rābigh 14 $27,600
90 Raḩīmah 06 $27,600
91 Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 08 $27,600
92 Riyadh 10 $27,600
93 Rumāḩ 10 $27,600
94 Sabt Alalayah 11 $27,600
95 Şabyā 17 $27,600
96 Şafwá 06 $27,600
97 Sājir 10 $27,600
98 Sakakah 20 $27,600
99 Şāmitah 17 $27,600
100 Sarāt ‘Abīdah 11 $27,600

Cities with the lowest median incomes in Saudi Arabia face economic challenges that affect residents' quality of life and access to opportunities. Abha has a median household income of $27,600.

Lower incomes in these cities may reflect limited local job markets, reliance on specific industries, or historical economic factors. However, many of these communities also have lower costs of living, which can partially offset the income difference.

Economic development initiatives, workforce training programs, and infrastructure investments are key strategies being pursued in many of these communities to raise income levels and attract new employers.

Did You Know?

  • 1. The median household in Abha earns $27,600 — 63% below the national median.
  • 2. Lower incomes don't always mean lower quality of life — many of these cities have significantly lower costs of living.
  • 3. College towns often appear on this list because student populations bring down the median household income statistics.

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