Saudi Arabia vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saudi Arabia Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1259
$1112
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2869
$2632
🏠 One person rent
$653
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$1020
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$328
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1834
$1041
💸 GDP per capita
$35122
$13679
😃 Human freedom index
4.97
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
78.7
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
33
🌐 English speaking %
55%
55%
🎓 Higher education
80
83
😀 Quality of life
67
64
🏙️ Population
35.3M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Saudi Arabia ($1259) is 13% more expensive than in Serbia ($1112). Saudi Arabia ranked 58th vs 80th for Serbia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saudi Arabia compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 58th and 64th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Saudi Arabia vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Saudi Arabia and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 22 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Saudi Arabia Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.48
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.54
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.05
 Cappuccino
$3.51
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$659
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1339
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$791
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.5
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.31%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2688
$3976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1469
$2518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.7
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$10
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$9.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.09
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.96
$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.84
$7.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.1
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.33
$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.7
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10085
$8451

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In Saudi Arabia

City Cost of living Population
Riyadh
$1628
7.01M
Jeddah
$1210
4.7M
Mecca
$1031
2.43M
Medina
$1164
1.41M
Dammam
$1059
903K
Tabuk
$1036
886K
Qatif
$778
625K
Yanbu
$791
299K
Unaizah
$938
250K
Jubail
$917
379K
Abha
$871
236K
Dhahran
$965
138K
Ha'il
$738
311K
Al-Mubarraz
$821
299K
Sakakah
$753
150K
Ar Rass
$834
92.5K
Bareq
$873
75.4K
Najran
$864
72K
Dumat al-Jandal
$771
45.3K
Bisha
$890
31.5K
Al Wajh
$919
30.5K
As Sulayyil
$993
8.21K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1349
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1168
260K
Nis
$830
183K
Pristina
$718
227K
Kragujevac
$932
151K
Subotica
$848
106K
Valjevo
$841
90.3K
Cacak
$826
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$832
66.5K
Mitrovica
$581
71.6K