Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 22.7% cheaper than Croatia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 32.3% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK80.83
|
$7.13
RSD800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.82
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.22
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK14.11
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.95
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.72
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.77
|
$4.84
RSD543
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.37
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.77
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.88
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK5.03
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.34
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.47
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.47
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.68
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.62
|
$6.22
RSD698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK284.93
|
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK241,177.87
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK99.01
|
$7.11
RSD797
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
|
Croatia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK207.16
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,176.44
|
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,204.54
|
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK924.56
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
|
pay 14.3% less for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,618.24
|
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,819.41
|
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.78
|
$2.03
RSD227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.68
|
$1.68
RSD188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.48
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK322.06
|
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK49.16
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK618.90
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK283.11
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK720.57
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK723.93
|
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
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