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Serbia

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Saudi Arabia

Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Novi Sad Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 7.0% more expensive than Novi Sad.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 1.0% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 23.0% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 18.8% less in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Novi Sad. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Jeddah (Jiddah). Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Jeddah (Jiddah).

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Novi Sad Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Novi Sad, you would:

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pay 46.5% less for restaurants

	Novi Sad	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.01 RSD1,046	$6.13 SAR23.00	-38.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.92 RSD1,246	$8.53 SAR32.00	-28.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 RSD249	$0.99 SAR3.71	-58.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RSD195	$0.25 SAR0.95	-86.4%
Average			-46.5%

Novi Sad vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Novi Sad	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 RSD102	$1.29 SAR4.85	+32.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.67 RSD697	$3.21 SAR12.04	-51.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RSD560	$6.49 SAR24.37	+21.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 RSD273	$2.46 SAR9.23	-5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.33 RSD348	$3.71 SAR13.92	+11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD82	$0.94 SAR3.52	+19.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 RSD92	$0.78 SAR2.92	-11.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD78	$0.71 SAR2.67	-4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 RSD119	$0.75 SAR2.81	-33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RSD48	$0.52 SAR1.95	+12.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RSD31	$0.58 SAR2.17	+92.3%
Average			+1.5%

Novi Sad vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.0% more for transportation

	Novi Sad	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.06 RSD738	$2.35 SAR8.82	-66.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 RSD2,557	$54.69 SAR205.26	+123.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 RSD3M	$47,965.95 SAR180K	+57.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.54 RSD997	$17.05 SAR64.00	+78.9%
Average			+1.0%

Novi Sad vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.0% more for housing

	Novi Sad	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 RSD3,500	$67.53 SAR253.45	+101.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$490.79 RSD51,295	$796.91 SAR2,990.68	+62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.95 RSD41,592	$530.19 SAR1,989.73	+33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.68 RSD17,943	$68.97 SAR258.83	-59.8%
Average			+23.0%

Novi Sad vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Novi Sad	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$368.43 RSD38,506	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	+106.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,551.27 RSD789K	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	+117.7%
Average			+112.0%

Novi Sad vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of childcare

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pay 46.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Novi Sad	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 RSD299	$2.40 SAR9.00	-16.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.68 RSD280	$3.79 SAR14.23	+41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.72 RSD493	$6.66 SAR25.00	+41.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.45 RSD3,809	$79.20 SAR297.24	+117.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 RSD772	$11.99 SAR45.00	+62.3%
Average			+46.8%

Novi Sad vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.8% less for clothing

	Novi Sad	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$118.46 RSD12,381	$73.80 SAR276.94	-37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.12 RSD4,611	$57.02 SAR214.00	+29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.07 RSD14,430	$99.59 SAR373.73	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.39 RSD13,105	$93.64 SAR351.41	-25.3%
Average			-18.8%

Novi Sad vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of clothing

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