Costs above the price in Makkah and Madinah

On top of the price, a buyer from abroad pays the 5% transaction tax, the 2% non-Saudi fee and the broker’s 2.5%, 9.5% in all. No developer selling inside the designated zones publishes a price list, so a new unit there has no published price.

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What sits on top of the priceThe top bar is to scale; the second row zooms in on the charges.
To scalePrice of the home100%Zoomed in: the 9.5% on top of the price+5%Transaction taxZATCA+2%Non-Saudi feeREGA+2.5%Brokerstandard rate
To scalePrice100%Zoom: the 9.5% on top+5%Transaction taxZATCA+2%Non-Saudi feeREGA+2.5%Brokerstandard rate

Sources: ZATCA, Gulf Business, REGA

The transaction tax, the non-Saudi ownership fee and the broker's standard 2.5% add 9.5% to any price.

Sources

  1. ZATCA — RETT · 10 Apr 2025
    Real Estate Transaction Tax is 5% of the transaction value (RETT Law M/84 of 1446H, effective 10 April 2025).

  2. Gulf Business — REGA clarification · 8 Jul 2026
    The non-Saudi ownership fee is set at 2% in Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah and Madinah under Executive Regulations Art. 9; the law caps it at 5%.

  3. REGA — Real Estate Brokerage Law · 9 Sep 2026
    Broker commission defaults to 2.5% of the transaction value unless agreed otherwise in writing, paid by the party who engaged the broker (Brokerage Law Art. 14).

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