Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 36.7% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 34.9% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD800
|
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD543
|
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
|
pay 43.1% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD698
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
$25,543.44
SAR95,949.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD797
|
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
|
pay 55.0% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
$74.43
SAR279.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
$384.32
SAR1,443.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
$279.56
SAR1,050.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
$85.15
SAR319.85
|
|
pay 19.9% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
$303.07
SAR1,138.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
$6,063.63
SAR22,776.86
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD227
|
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD188
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
$98.57
SAR370.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$16.63
SAR62.46
|
|
pay 0.4% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
$42.91
SAR161.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
$58.28
SAR218.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
$91.66
SAR344.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
$78.88
SAR296.29
|
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