Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 21.1% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 46.2% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,220
|
$8.39
SAR31.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,017
|
$7.99
SAR30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD258
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$0.30
SAR1.12
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$1.24
SAR4.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD560
|
$3.91
SAR14.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD552
|
$6.64
SAR24.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
$2.63
SAR9.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD347
|
$3.80
SAR14.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$1.03
SAR3.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.78
SAR2.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD82
|
$0.82
SAR3.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$0.76
SAR2.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.64
SAR2.41
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD762
|
$2.31
SAR8.68
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,237
|
$37.27
SAR140.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127
|
$33,280.09
SAR125,004.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
$16.70
SAR62.71
|
|
pay 53.2% more for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,066
|
$74.70
SAR280.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD93,276
|
$1,116.87
SAR4,195.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,546
|
$782.38
SAR2,938.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
$81.80
SAR307.26
|
|
pay 15.5% more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,109
|
$360.22
SAR1,353.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD859,787
|
$10,375.93
SAR38,973.40
|
|
pay 83.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD336
|
$2.13
SAR8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD272
|
$4.25
SAR15.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD458
|
$7.45
SAR28.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
$101.01
SAR379.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD813
|
$15.97
SAR60.00
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Riyadh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,843
|
$52.20
SAR196.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,289
|
$54.44
SAR204.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,884
|
$107.53
SAR403.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
$89.80
SAR337.28
|
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