Cost of living comparison

 Burkina Faso
compared to
 Serbia
Serbia vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 34.8% more expensive than Burkina Faso overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.8 times more in Serbia
Groceries
pay 23.4% less in Serbia
Transportation
pay 28.6% more in Serbia
Housing
pay 12.3% less in Serbia
Childcare
pay 15.1% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.6% more in Serbia

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Serbia are more expensive than in Burkina Faso. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Serbia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown

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 CFA739
$7.13
RSD775
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.35
F CFA4,435
$7.64
RSD830
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.76
F CFA460
$1.60
RSD174

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pay 23.4% less for groceries

 
Burkina Faso
Serbia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.71
F CFA431
$0.70
RSD76
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.17
F CFA4,927
$3.97
RSD432
Milk (1 gallon) $9.16
F CFA5,526
$4.84
RSD526

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pay 28.6% more for transportation

 
Burkina Faso
Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.84
F CFA2,919
$6.22
RSD676
Monthly public transit pass ?? $23.52
RSD2,555
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $28,112.26
RSD3,054,007

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pay 12.3% less for housing

 
Burkina Faso
Serbia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$44.85
F CFA27,052
$23.16
RSD2,516
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $408.47
F CFA246,371
$353.21
RSD38,372
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $285.93
F CFA172,460
$242.83
RSD26,380

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pay 15.1% more for childcare

 
Burkina Faso
Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $122.54
F CFA73,911
$238.41
RSD25,900
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,052.55
F CFA9,078,960
$5,379.39
RSD584,397

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pay 22.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Burkina Faso
Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.14
F CFA690
$2.03
RSD220
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.63
F CFA985
$1.68
RSD182
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA985
$3.80
RSD413

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Burkina Faso
Serbia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $73.17
RSD7,948
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $35.45
RSD3,852
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $92.31
RSD10,028

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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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