Serbia vs. Australia Cost of Living Summary
Serbia vs. Australia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 40.8% less for restaurants

 
Australia
Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.76
A$27.00
$7.13
RSD805
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.73
A$15.68
$7.64
RSD862
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
A$4.13
$1.60
RSD181

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pay 45.1% less for groceries

 
Australia
Serbia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.37
A$3.82
$0.70
RSD79
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.36
A$7.03
$3.97
RSD448
Milk (1 gallon) $5.80
A$9.34
$4.84
RSD546

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pay 24.5% less for transportation

 
Australia
Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.65
A$7.50
$6.22
RSD703
Monthly public transit pass $83.03
A$133.79
$23.52
RSD2,655
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,742.09
A$44,702.22
$28,112.26
RSD3,173,615

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pay 55.2% less for housing

 
Australia
Serbia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.59
A$89.58
$23.16
RSD2,615
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,182.30
A$1,905.11
$353.21
RSD39,875
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $957.92
A$1,543.55
$242.83
RSD27,414

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pay 73.7% less for childcare

 
Australia
Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,485.91
A$2,394.33
$238.41
RSD26,914
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,667.78
A$23,634.93
$5,379.39
RSD607,284

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pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Australia
Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.64
A$10.71
$2.03
RSD229
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.55
A$5.71
$1.68
RSD190
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$28.07
A$45.24
$3.80
RSD429

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pay 11.5% less for clothing

 
Australia
Serbia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$71.78
A$115.66
$73.17
RSD8,260
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.24
A$80.95
$35.45
RSD4,002
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.30
A$161.61
$92.31
RSD10,421

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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