Cost of living comparison

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Serbia vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 42.7% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.3% less in Serbia
Groceries: pay 46.6% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 32.9% less in Serbia
Housing: pay 86.1% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Serbia

Expenses including housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Central African Republic, you would:

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pay 25.3% less for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA5,108	$7.13 RSD795	-12.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA7,662	$7.64 RSD852	-37.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 FCFA1,277	$1.60 RSD179	-21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 FCFA1,022	$1.16 RSD129	-29.3%
Average			-25.3%

Central African Republic vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.6% less for groceries

	Central African Republic	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 FCFA1,788	$0.70 RSD78	-75.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06 FCFA1,915	$3.97 RSD443	+29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 FCFA10,634	$4.84 RSD540	-71.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 FCFA2,247	$2.39 RSD266	-33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 FCFA2,549	$2.93 RSD327	-28.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA463	$0.48 RSD53	-35.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA463	$0.75 RSD84	+1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,853	$0.64 RSD72	-78.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,390	$0.81 RSD91	-63.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,158	$0.46 RSD51	-75.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.59 FCFA1,622	$0.43 RSD48	-83.3%
Average			-46.6%

Central African Republic vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.9% less for transportation

	Central African Republic	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.28 FCFA5,800	$6.22 RSD694	-32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.52 RSD2,624
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,112.26 RSD3,136,491
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$7.11 RSD793
Average			-32.9%

Central African Republic vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 86.1% less for housing

	Central African Republic	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$23.16 RSD2,584
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,984.60 FCFA1,240,826	$353.21 RSD39,408	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,402.03 FCFA1,501,816	$242.83 RSD27,093	-89.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$113.86 RSD12,704
Average			-86.1%

Central African Republic vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$238.41 RSD26,599
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,379.39 RSD600,180

Central African Republic vs. Serbia - Cost of childcare

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 FCFA1,788	$2.03 RSD226	-29.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 FCFA1,532	$1.68 RSD187	-31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.08 FCFA2,554	$3.80 RSD424	-6.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$25.78 RSD2,876
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.53 RSD505
Average			-22.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$73.17 RSD8,163
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$35.45 RSD3,956
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$92.31 RSD10,299
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$99.77 RSD11,131

Central African Republic vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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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: February 2025

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