Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 44.9% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Austria, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€13.86
|
$6.66
RSD705
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.31
|
$7.11
RSD752
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.70
|
$1.39
RSD147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.04
|
$1.04
RSD110
|
|
pay 50.7% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.26
|
$0.67
RSD71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.43
|
$3.27
RSD346
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.03
|
$4.58
RSD484
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.63
|
$2.24
RSD237
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.24
|
$2.77
RSD293
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.05
|
$0.44
RSD47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.86
|
$0.71
RSD75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.18
|
$0.67
RSD71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.67
|
$0.79
RSD84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.85
|
$0.38
RSD40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.76
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 28.0% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.89
|
$6.36
RSD672
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€44.86
|
$26.61
RSD2,815
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,564.56
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,822,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€17.80
|
$6.78
RSD717
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€32.83
|
$21.79
RSD2,305
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€787.93
|
$289.12
RSD30,590
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€619.64
|
$208.18
RSD22,026
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€242.26
|
$111.12
RSD11,756
|
|
pay 56.0% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€424.54
|
$219.93
RSD23,269
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€12,916.60
|
$5,902.44
RSD624,490
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.15
|
$1.96
RSD208
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.20
|
$1.54
RSD163
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.84
|
$3.59
RSD380
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.09
|
$24.04
RSD2,544
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.47
|
$4.51
RSD477
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€76.98
|
$63.85
RSD6,755
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€41.90
|
$34.98
RSD3,701
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€80.54
|
$88.04
RSD9,314
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€113.30
|
$94.98
RSD10,049
|
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