How Much Do Electronics Prices Differ Between Saudi Shops?
The same phone or laptop rarely costs the same at two Saudi shops. On 14 November 2026 we looked at 395 products that at least three shops had in stock at a confirmed price. For half of them, the dearest shop asked 23% or more above the cheapest one. Buying at the cheapest shop instead of a typical one saved a median 8.5%. Here is how that breaks down by category, and what it means when you shop.
The gap by category (14 Nov 2026)
"Gap" is how much more the dearest shop asked than the cheapest, for the same new product. Only products sold by three or more shops are counted.
| Category | Products compared | Median gap | Gap over 10% | Typical gap in SAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phones | 171 | 25% | 85% | SAR 519 |
| Laptops | 82 | 25% | 87% | SAR 1,105 |
| Tablets | 40 | 25% | 82% | SAR 235 |
| TVs | 98 | 16% | 67% | SAR 341 |
| All of the above | 395 | 23% | - | - |
What this means for you
For phones, laptops and tablets, a gap of more than 10% between shops is the normal case, not the exception: it held for more than eight in ten of them. On a laptop the typical gap was more than SAR 1,100. TVs were the tightest category, but even there two in three had a gap over 10%.
The useful number for a buyer is the 8.5%: that is what the cheapest shop saved against the middle of the market. It is roughly what you lose by buying from whichever shop you happen to open first.
Who was cheapest
47 different shops had the lowest price on at least one of the 395 products, so no shop wins everywhere. Microless SA was cheapest most often (120 products), then eXtra (42), LuLu Hypermarket KSA (30), Al-Rasail Telecom (19), Almanea (18) and Jarir (15).
Microless SA shows prices before VAT on its own site; PriceTeq adds the 15%, and it was still the cheapest most often. As with any shop, check the regional version and the warranty route before you buy.
Some products cost almost the same everywhere
Not every product is worth shopping around for. The Vivo Y11 5G (4 GB, 128 GB) was within 4% at all six shops that sold it, and the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 within 9% across six. Others were far apart: the iPhone 17 Pro Max 512 GB started at SAR 5,550 while the typical shop asked SAR 6,224, across 20 shops.
- Big-ticket phones and laptops: always compare, the gap is in the hundreds of riyals.
- TVs: smaller percentage gaps, but on large sets still worth a check.
- Before choosing a shop for a small saving, add delivery and check the version and warranty.
How we measured it
We took every new, in-stock listing on priceteq.com/sa that our nightly check confirmed on 14 November 2026, in the phone, laptop, tablet, TV and console shelves, grouped exactly as the product pages group them (same model and configuration). For each shop we kept its lowest price, added 15% VAT where a shop lists before VAT, and dropped prices under 40% of the group's median. A product counted only if three or more shops sold it. Refurbished and used units were left out.
Frequently asked questions
›How much can I save by comparing shops in Saudi Arabia?
On 14 November 2026 the cheapest Saudi shop was a median 8.5% below a typical shop for the same product, and the dearest shop asked a median 23% more than the cheapest.
›Which Saudi shop is cheapest for electronics?
None is cheapest for everything: 47 shops had the lowest price on at least one product on 14 November 2026. Microless SA, eXtra and LuLu Hypermarket KSA were cheapest most often.
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Last updated November 2026 · PriceTeq