What a home costs, all in
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. Type a price in any currency for the total and each charge, in riyals and in your own money.
All in
SAR 1,642,500
9.5% on top of the price
| Line | SAR | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 1,500,000 | |
| Transaction tax 5% | 75,000 | |
| Non-Saudi fee 2% | 30,000 | |
| Broker 2.5% | 37,500 | |
| Total | 1,642,500 |
Indicative exchange rates dated 23 Sep 2026. Your bank’s rate on the day will differ.
Put the 2% in the contract
Which party pays it is not stated in the sources we have read. Write it into the contract, so it is settled before you sign.
Not included: registration and valuation charges, bank fees, and any developer or service charges. The cases where the non-Saudi fee is zero-rated, and the vacant-property fee, are in the sources below.
The 5%, in a minute · 1 min 7 s
Who pays the 5% transaction tax?
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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
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).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%.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).National Law Review — implementing regulations · 6 Jul 2026
Zero-rated cases for the non-Saudi fee include estate division, court orders, donations to the state or waqf, resale to the original owner within 180 days, co-owner partition, and developer unit sales within the licence period plus one year.SPA — vacant property fee · 13 May 2026
Regulations approved on 13 May 2026 introduce a vacant-property fee of up to 5% per year of value for buildings unused for six months or more, in zones to be announced.Reported by Umm Al-Qura
Umm Al-Qura — Executive Regulations · 3 Jul 2026
Which party bears the 2% non-Saudi ownership fee is not stated in the sources reviewed.
Where each fact above comes from, with the source’s own date where it gives one.