Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 15.1% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$10.22
RSD1,101
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$9.29
RSD1,001
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$2.36
RSD254
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$1.60
RSD172
|
|
pay 9.0% less for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$5.04
RSD543
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$5.13
RSD552
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$2.75
RSD296
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$3.27
RSD353
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.76
RSD82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.80
RSD86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.52
RSD56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.47
RSD51
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$6.86
RSD739
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$20.45
RSD2,203
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$28,545.65
RSD3,075,280
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$9.65
RSD1,039
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$26.07
RSD2,809
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$819.25
RSD88,259
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$492.43
RSD53,050
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$132.43
RSD14,267
|
|
pay 25.3% less for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$331.95
RSD35,762
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$7,304.25
RSD786,901
|
|
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$2.79
RSD300
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$2.42
RSD261
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$3.90
RSD421
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$36.23
RSD3,903
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$6.97
RSD751
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$92.82
RSD9,999
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$39.07
RSD4,209
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$102.47
RSD11,039
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$124.50
RSD13,413
|
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