Cost of living comparison

 Saudi Arabia
compared to
 Serbia
Serbia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 9.1% more expensive than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Serbia
Groceries
pay 16.8% less in Serbia
Transportation
pay 18.1% more in Serbia
Housing
pay 14.1% less in Serbia
Childcare
pay 16.3% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 45.5% less in Serbia
Clothing
pay 14.6% more in Serbia

The cost of restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Serbia are more expensive than in Saudi Arabia. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and housing are lower in Serbia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.73
SAR25.24
$7.13
RSD772
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.54
SAR28.28
$7.64
RSD828
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
SAR2.76
$1.60
RSD174

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pay 16.8% less for groceries

 
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.94
SAR3.54
$0.70
RSD76
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.87
SAR14.52
$3.97
RSD430
Milk (1 gallon) $6.76
SAR25.38
$4.84
RSD524

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pay 18.1% more for transportation

 
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.30
SAR8.63
$6.22
RSD674
Monthly public transit pass $44.62
SAR167.39
$23.52
RSD2,548
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,543.44
SAR95,819.36
$28,112.26
RSD3,045,854

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pay 14.1% less for housing

 
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$74.43
SAR279.20
$23.16
RSD2,510
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $384.32
SAR1,441.68
$353.21
RSD38,269
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $279.56
SAR1,048.71
$242.83
RSD26,310

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pay 16.3% less for childcare

 
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $303.07
SAR1,136.89
$238.41
RSD25,830
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,063.63
SAR22,746.08
$5,379.39
RSD582,836

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pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.70
SAR6.39
$2.03
RSD220
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
SAR13.37
$1.68
RSD182
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.18
SAR26.94
$3.80
RSD412

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pay 14.6% more for clothing

 
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.91
SAR160.96
$73.17
RSD7,927
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$58.28
SAR218.61
$35.45
RSD3,841
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.66
SAR343.83
$92.31
RSD10,001

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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