Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 10.7% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 56.2% more for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$5.30
RSD577
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.89
RSD96
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$3.92
RSD426
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$2.61
RSD284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 12.3% more for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$5.90
RSD642
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.09
|
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,558.22
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$6.51
RSD708
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.17
|
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.13
|
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.84
|
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,279.97
|
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$1.82
RSD198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$1.30
RSD141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.03
|
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$4.52
RSD492
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.17
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
|
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