Indicative cost guide 2026
Published reference figures from independent bodies to size a project budget before detailed pricing. Every figure carries its source and year and is not an Arab Creators offer; actual pricing is built from drawings item by item.
Construction cost in Saudi Arabia by asset type
| Asset type | Cost | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial CBD offices, A-grade (up to 20 floors) | 9,000 SAR/m² | Turner & Townsend, KSA Market Intelligence 2025 |
| Hotels — 3 star | 12,000 SAR/m² | Turner & Townsend, KSA Market Intelligence 2025 |
| Hotels — 5 star luxury | 22,500 SAR/m² | Turner & Townsend, KSA Market Intelligence 2025 |
| Industrial — large warehouse | 8,000 SAR/m² | Turner & Townsend, KSA Market Intelligence 2025 |
| Industrial — advanced manufacturing | 9,000 SAR/m² | Turner & Townsend, KSA Market Intelligence 2025 |
| Retail — automotive | 10,000 SAR/m² | Turner & Townsend, KSA Market Intelligence 2025 |
| Residential — high-rise apartments | 8,500 SAR/m² | Turner & Townsend, KSA Market Intelligence 2025 |
| Riyadh average construction cost 2025US$3,112/m² (2025) vs US$2,593/m² in 2024 | 11,670 SAR/m² | Turner & Townsend, KSA Market Intelligence 2025 |
Office fit-out cost
| Asset type | Cost | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Riyadh office fit-out — low specification€1,378/m² | 5,900 SAR/m² | Cushman & Wakefield, Office Fit Out Cost Guide EMEA 2026 (prices Dec 2025) |
| Riyadh office fit-out — medium specification€2,050/m² | 8,770 SAR/m² | Cushman & Wakefield, Office Fit Out Cost Guide EMEA 2026 (prices Dec 2025) |
| Riyadh office fit-out — high specification€2,950/m² | 12,630 SAR/m² | Cushman & Wakefield, Office Fit Out Cost Guide EMEA 2026 (prices Dec 2025) |
| Riyadh high-spec office fit-outUS$3,864/m²; Dubai and Abu Dhabi US$3,499/m² | 14,490 SAR/m² | Turner & Townsend, Office Fit-Out Cost Guide 2025 |
| Cairo office fit-out — low / medium / high€1,699 / 1,769 / 2,225 per m² | 7,270 – 9,520 SAR/m² | Cushman & Wakefield, Office Fit Out Cost Guide EMEA 2026 (prices Dec 2025) |
International fit-out guides describe corporate headquarters to global standards and usually include MEP, furniture and audio-visual systems; simpler local fit-outs cost considerably less — which is why we ask for drawings and scope before any figure.
Conversion: US$1 = SAR 3.75 (pegged); €1 ≈ SAR 4.28 on 23 September 2026 (exchange-rates.org).
Price trend
- Preliminaries in Saudi Arabia
- expected to rise by about 5–7% in 2025 — Turner & Townsend, KSA Market Intelligence 2025
- Steel and cement
- up 5–10% since 2023, with most major materials trending upward over 12 months — Turner & Townsend, KSA Market Intelligence 2025
- Construction cost escalation in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Dubai
- forecast 5.0% through 2025 — Turner & Townsend, Global Construction Market Intelligence 2025
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Why we do not publish a price list
We price from drawings item by item — material, labour and equipment, then indirect costs and margin — so the price changes with specification, location and programme.
A fixed price list binds you and us to numbers that do not reflect your project; the reference figures above size the budget, the bill of quantities sets the price.
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