Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 81.4% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,413
|
$7.13
RSD800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,874
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,450
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,937
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 42.0% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,142
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,852
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,106
|
$4.84
RSD543
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,034
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,393
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,774
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,943
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,296
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF648
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF777
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.22
RSD698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.11
RSD797
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF851,910
|
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF215,230
|
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
|
pay 37.9% more for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF311,924
|
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,192,397
|
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,625
|
$2.03
RSD227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,699
|
$1.68
RSD188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,141
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
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