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Serbia vs. Afghanistan Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 2.8 times more expensive than Afghanistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 74.7% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.3% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Serbia

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation in Serbia are more expensive than in Afghanistan. Notably, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Afghanistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Afghanistan, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Afghanistan	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.34 AFN177	$7.13 RSD806	+204.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.88 AFN369	$7.64 RSD864	+56.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AFN36	$1.60 RSD181	+235.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 AFN14	$1.16 RSD131	+504.1%
Average			+250.2%

Afghanistan vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Afghanistan	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.24 AFN18	$0.70 RSD79	+187.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 AFN151	$3.97 RSD449	+99.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.40 AFN181	$4.84 RSD547	+101.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 AFN131	$2.39 RSD270	+37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 AFN112	$2.93 RSD331	+97.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.28 AFN21	$0.48 RSD54	+72.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 AFN29	$0.75 RSD85	+97.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 AFN25	$0.64 RSD73	+95.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 AFN19	$0.81 RSD92	+220.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 AFN16	$0.46 RSD52	+121.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.16 AFN12	$0.43 RSD49	+166.4%
Average			+117.9%

Afghanistan vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 74.7% more for transportation

	Afghanistan	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 AFN307	$6.22 RSD704	+53.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.44 AFN1,168	$23.52 RSD2,658	+52.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,439.56 AFN638,271	$28,112.26 RSD3,177,556	+233.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.80 AFN892	$7.11 RSD803	-39.8%
Average			+74.7%

Afghanistan vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Afghanistan	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$189.66 AFN14,344	$23.16 RSD2,618	-87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.17 AFN6,668	$353.21 RSD39,924	+300.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$59.20 AFN4,477	$242.83 RSD27,448	+310.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.63 AFN7,610	$113.86 RSD12,870	+13.2%
Average			+134.1%

Afghanistan vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Afghanistan	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.05 AFN2,802	$238.41 RSD26,947	+543.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,462.66 AFN110,619	$5,379.39 RSD608,038	+267.8%
Average			+405.6%

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pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Afghanistan	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.14 AFN313	$2.03 RSD229	-51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.05 AFN79	$1.68 RSD190	+60.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.90 AFN144	$3.80 RSD430	+100.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.46 AFN867	$25.78 RSD2,914	+125.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.29 AFN249	$4.53 RSD511	+37.5%
Average			+54.3%

Afghanistan vs. Serbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Afghanistan	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.11 AFN1,143	$73.17 RSD8,270	+384.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.99 AFN1,436	$35.45 RSD4,007	+86.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.51 AFN2,005	$92.31 RSD10,434	+248.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.50 AFN1,928	$99.77 RSD11,277	+291.3%
Average			+252.6%

Afghanistan vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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