Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 81.6% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Chad, you would:
pay 53.5% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$7.13
RSD800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
|
Chad
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$4.84
RSD543
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 57.5% more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$6.22
RSD698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$7.11
RSD797
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
|
pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$2.03
RSD227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.68
RSD188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
|
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