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How much does it cost to set up a company in Saudi Arabia?
Enter your company, your General Manager and your first Saudi hire to see the estimated first-year cost of your team and premises before you commit.
Work out your setup costTell us about your company, your General Manager and your first Saudi hire
Sets the attestation route
0 to 5. Each corporate partner brings its CR and financial statements.
Does the investor already hold Premium Residency?
Your own figure. Left blank, rent is listed as not priced.
Your General Manager
Your General Manager's monthly pay (SAR)
Within your General Manager's first 12 months
All amounts in Saudi riyals.
Your first-year setup cost
To see your result, add your General Manager's pay and when your first Saudi hire joins.
Price your activity in real numbers before you commit
The Market Entry Blueprint prices your plan in real numbers for your activity and city, then our team handles your MISA registration, your commercial registration and your General Manager's visa.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page shows one figure: the estimated first-year cost of your team and premises, meaning the pay of your General Manager and your first Saudi hire, social insurance contributions, medical insurance and the end-of-service accrual, with your rent if you enter it. The figure comes from the same engine as the Market Entry Cost Report in Saudi Setup Advisor, so the same answers give the same first year in both places. The full plan, with the three years, government fees step by step, the cash paid up front, Saudization and visas, and the readiness checklist, is in the Market Entry Cost Report for Saudi Setup Advisor members. The figure here includes no government fees and no line whose amount is not published, so it stays an estimate, not a quote.
Built by The Right Way team on official sources
The Right Way's consultants built this tool on official and government regulations and guides, and we update it whenever they change. The figures are indicative, and government fees vary with your activity.
We relied on regulations and guides issued by:
- Ministry of Investment (MISA)
- Saudi Business Center
- Ministry of Commerce
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)
- Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development
- Ministry of Municipalities and Housing
- Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF)
- Umm Al-Qura Gazette
- Council of Health Insurance
- General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI)
- Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
- Saudi Post (SPL)
An independent tool by The Right Way, not affiliated with or endorsed by any government body. Each authority sets its final amount at the step itself.
This tool is free and for guidance only. Its results are estimates based on general benchmark figures that may not apply to your case; they are not certified advice or a binding commitment from The Right Way, and should not be relied upon on their own.
Government bodies set the final amounts at each step. To price your plan in real numbers for your activity and city before you commit, see the Company Formation packages and their published prices.
To the extent permitted by law, The Right Way is not responsible for any decision you make based on them, and use of this tool is subject to our Terms of Use.
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