Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 34.8% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$7.13
RSD791
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
F CFA4,574
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
F CFA474
|
$1.60
RSD178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
F CFA330
|
$1.16
RSD128
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
F CFA445
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$3.97
RSD441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.16
F CFA5,699
|
$4.84
RSD537
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
F CFA1,780
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.89
F CFA5,532
|
$2.93
RSD325
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
F CFA922
|
$0.48
RSD53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA309
|
$0.75
RSD84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA256
|
$0.64
RSD71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
F CFA649
|
$0.81
RSD90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA743
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA382
|
$0.43
RSD48
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
F CFA3,011
|
$6.22
RSD691
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.11
RSD789
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.85
F CFA27,901
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.47
F CFA254,105
|
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.93
F CFA177,873
|
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.13
F CFA55,445
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
|
pay 15.1% more for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.54
F CFA76,231
|
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,052.55
F CFA9,363,955
|
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
|
pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.14
F CFA711
|
$2.03
RSD225
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$1.68
RSD186
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$4.53
RSD502
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
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