Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 4.6% more expensive than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.5% more in Serbia
- Groceries
-
pay 13.8% less in Serbia
- Transportation
-
pay 16.1% less in Serbia
- Housing
-
pay 24.0% more in Serbia
- Childcare
-
pay 47.2% more in Serbia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.5% less in Serbia
- Clothing
-
pay 3.7% more in Serbia
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Serbia are more expensive than in Albania. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Serbia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 8.5% more for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL772
|
$7.13
RSD775
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL643
|
$7.64
RSD830
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL153
|
$1.60
RSD174
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL75
|
$1.16
RSD126
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL78
|
$0.70
RSD76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL488
|
$3.97
RSD432
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL664
|
$4.84
RSD526
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL287
|
$2.39
RSD259
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL287
|
$2.93
RSD319
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL54
|
$0.48
RSD52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.75
RSD82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.64
RSD70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL62
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.46
RSD50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.43
RSD47
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL721
|
$6.22
RSD676
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,627
|
$23.52
RSD2,555
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,607,568
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,054,007
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,832
|
$7.11
RSD772
|
|
pay 24.0% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,477
|
$23.16
RSD2,516
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,319
|
$353.21
RSD38,372
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL29,969
|
$242.83
RSD26,380
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,320
|
$113.86
RSD12,370
|
|
pay 47.2% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,551
|
$238.41
RSD25,900
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL324,262
|
$5,379.39
RSD584,397
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL240
|
$2.03
RSD220
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL164
|
$1.68
RSD182
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL342
|
$3.80
RSD413
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,101
|
$25.78
RSD2,800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL705
|
$4.53
RSD492
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
|
Albania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,692
|
$73.17
RSD7,948
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,746
|
$35.45
RSD3,852
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,382
|
$92.31
RSD10,028
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,183
|
$99.77
RSD10,839
|
|
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