Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 27.8% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 55.4% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.55
|
$7.13
RSD801
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.72
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.06
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.96
|
$4.84
RSD544
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.71
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.63
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.66
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.84
|
$0.46
RSD52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 17.9% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.26
|
$6.22
RSD699
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$229.01
|
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,752.07
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.88
|
$7.11
RSD798
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.20
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,659.68
|
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,162.31
|
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$286.09
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
|
pay 13.6% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,502.67
|
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,628.19
|
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
|
pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.01
|
$2.03
RSD228
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.01
|
$1.68
RSD189
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.26
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.76
|
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.86
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.19
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$230.13
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.43
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.32
|
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
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