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Saudi Arabia vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 20.0% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.9% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 18.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 14.5% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 45.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 14.1% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 18.1% less in Saudi Arabia

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Serbia. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Saudi Arabia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Serbia, you would:

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pay 46.9% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD832	$6.32 SAR23.70	-23.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD959	$7.73 SAR29.00	-18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD212	$0.74 SAR2.79	-64.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD149	$0.27 SAR1.02	-81.5%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 18.0% more for groceries

	Serbia	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD75	$0.92 SAR3.43	+23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD471	$3.62 SAR13.56	-22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD515	$6.74 SAR25.26	+32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD244	$2.52 SAR9.47	+4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD306	$3.28 SAR12.28	+8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD57	$0.97 SAR3.63	+72.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD84	$0.78 SAR2.91	-6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD76	$0.80 SAR3.00	+6.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD99	$0.74 SAR2.77	-24.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD46	$0.66 SAR2.49	+46.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$0.65 SAR2.43	+55.9%
Average			+18.0%

Serbia vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.5% more for transportation

	Serbia	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD696	$2.32 SAR8.72	-66.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,068	$33.84 SAR126.92	+11.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	-16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD837	$19.00 SAR71.26	+129.6%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 45.8% more for housing

	Serbia	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,656	$74.04 SAR277.70	+182.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,785	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	+5.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,661	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	+18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,819	$97.42 SAR365.42	-23.1%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 14.1% more for childcare

	Serbia	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,357	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	+29.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	-1.6%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD252	$1.89 SAR7.09	-24.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD205	$3.48 SAR13.06	+71.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD447	$7.47 SAR28.00	+69.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,263	$106.43 SAR399.18	+230.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD553	$17.24 SAR64.67	+215.3%
Average			+112.5%

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

	Serbia	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,959	$48.71 SAR182.69	-38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD5,016	$57.50 SAR215.68	+16.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,886	$88.56 SAR332.16	-17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,915	$79.17 SAR296.96	-32.8%
Average			-18.1%

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