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Gulf car prices compared: why the same car costs more in Saudi Arabia

The same car can cost thousands more depending on which Gulf country you buy it in. We compared typical prices for the same make, model and year across Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia — all converted to US dollars so it's like-for-like. The takeaway: Saudi Arabia is consistently the most expensive, while Qatar and the UAE trade the cheapest spot depending on the model.

23%
median price gap across markets
UAE
cheapest overall (of 384)
384
model-years compared
Gulf car prices compared: why the same car costs more in Saudi Arabia
ModelQatarUAESaudi ArabiaGap
Toyota Land Cruiser 2025$71,154$86,317$73,86721%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2024$70,604$63,989$72,80014%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2026$78,709$94,350$89,80020%
Jetour T2 2025$31,593$31,314$32,1693%
Toyota Hilux 2025$30,220$31,314$33,86712%
Nissan Patrol 2026$69,780$88,496$73,60027%
Toyota Hilux 2026$31,593$38,666$36,80022%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2023$72,802$65,555$65,86711%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2022$54,533$58,271$65,33320%
Toyota Prado 2025$52,747$57,182$66,13325%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2021$45,330$48,877$47,2008%
Tank 500 2026$46,703$41,389$48,76018%
Nissan Patrol 2024$57,692$61,266$60,0006%
Toyota Yaris 2023$10,989$11,000$12,0009%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2020$40,934$47,651$46,66716%
Nissan Patrol 2025$70,879$83,730$84,93320%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2016$32,005$34,445$38,66721%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2015$23,352$27,502$30,66731%
Lexus LX 600 2025$133,516$141,321$141,3336%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2019$36,538$40,844$49,33335%
Jetour T2 2026$32,418$36,160$36,00012%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2018$36,264$37,985$44,00021%
MG 5 2025$9,890$10,075$11,86720%
Nissan Patrol 2023$46,429$48,604$52,00012%
Haval H9 2026$34,066$32,648$37,06714%
Nissan Sunny 2023$7,280$7,066$8,80025%
Toyota Camry 2025$29,945$30,497$30,0532%
Toyota Prado 2026$54,396$59,905$56,42710%
Toyota Camry 2026$30,014$32,403$32,0478%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2014$21,703$23,281$26,66723%
Land Rover Range Rover 2023$120,879$129,340$182,00051%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2011$15,934$20,454$20,00028%
Nissan Patrol 2014$13,462$13,751$20,00049%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2017$33,242$35,262$43,06730%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2009$14,286$17,699$17,73324%
Toyota RAV4 2025$28,846$28,591$29,7474%
Toyota Land Cruiser 2013$19,918$22,328$22,66714%
Toyota Fortuner 2025$38,187$34,037$32,35318%
Lexus LX 600 2024$126,648$122,532$127,7604%
Land Rover Defender 2023$71,401$75,562$106,40049%
Nissan Patrol 2017$17,857$20,422$21,33319%
Toyota Hilux 2024$28,846$29,135$34,00018%

Method: typical (median) price of the same make, model and year, from current listings with at least 6 per market, converted to USD at the fixed GCC currency pegs. As of 2026-07-01. Individual cars vary by mileage, condition and specification — this is a market-level comparison, not a quote for a specific car.

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