Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 86.6% more expensive than Benin overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Serbia
- Groceries
-
pay 8.0% less in Serbia
- Transportation
-
pay 13.2% more in Serbia
- Housing
-
pay 22.3% more in Serbia
- Childcare
-
pay 3.2% more in Serbia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.8% more in Serbia
- Clothing
-
pay 5.6 times more in Serbia
The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Serbia are more expensive than in Benin. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Serbia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA1,971
|
$7.13
RSD775
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.90
F CFA2,956
|
$7.64
RSD830
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA414
|
$1.60
RSD174
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA306
|
$1.16
RSD126
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
|
Benin
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
F CFA756
|
$0.70
RSD76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
F CFA2,628
|
$3.97
RSD432
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
F CFA4,290
|
$4.84
RSD526
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.93
F CFA1,165
|
$2.39
RSD259
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
F CFA1,464
|
$2.93
RSD319
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
F CFA708
|
$0.48
RSD52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$0.75
RSD82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
F CFA298
|
$0.64
RSD70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA417
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA373
|
$0.46
RSD50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
F CFA417
|
$0.43
RSD47
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
F CFA2,263
|
$6.22
RSD676
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.52
RSD2,555
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,112.26
RSD3,054,007
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
F CFA7,095
|
$7.11
RSD772
|
|
pay 22.3% more for housing
|
Benin
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
F CFA31,412
|
$23.16
RSD2,516
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$178.09
F CFA107,418
|
$353.21
RSD38,372
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.71
F CFA78,839
|
$242.83
RSD26,380
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
F CFA113,041
|
$113.86
RSD12,370
|
|
pay 3.2% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.24
F CFA123,185
|
$238.41
RSD25,900
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,990.94
F CFA3,613,441
|
$5,379.39
RSD584,397
|
|
pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA591
|
$2.03
RSD220
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
F CFA2,464
|
$1.68
RSD182
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
F CFA1,281
|
$3.80
RSD413
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.14
F CFA33,260
|
$25.78
RSD2,800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
F CFA4,188
|
$4.53
RSD492
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.34
F CFA9,855
|
$73.17
RSD7,948
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$35.45
RSD3,852
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.17
F CFA4,927
|
$92.31
RSD10,028
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.93
F CFA27,101
|
$99.77
RSD10,839
|
|
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