Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 20.1% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.31
RSD1,012
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.73
RSD840
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
RSD209
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
RSD144
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
RSD484
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.62
RSD611
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
RSD277
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
RSD347
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD57
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
RSD91
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD82
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD86
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RSD36
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
RSD715
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.48
RSD3,315
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,973.40
RSD2,824,581
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,985.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
RSD1,030
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 39.1% more for housing
Belgrade
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.25
RSD2,855
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$804.75
RSD87,516
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.56
RSD58,024
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.34
RSD13,522
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
|
pay 9.7% more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.79
RSD33,581
|
$372.21
SAR1,395.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.61
RSD742,822
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
RSD253
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
RSD218
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
RSD415
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.87
RSD3,466
|
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
RSD709
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
Belgrade
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
RSD8,875
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.64
RSD3,767
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.50
RSD10,277
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.63
RSD12,792
|
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
|
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