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
HRK79.97
|
$7.13
RSD791
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.18
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.01
|
$1.60
RSD178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.96
|
$1.16
RSD128
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.84
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.31
|
$3.97
RSD441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.44
|
$4.84
RSD537
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.11
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.44
|
$2.93
RSD325
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.83
|
$0.48
RSD53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.98
|
$0.75
RSD84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.29
|
$0.64
RSD71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.39
|
$0.81
RSD90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.43
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.64
|
$0.43
RSD48
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.16
|
$6.22
RSD691
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK281.93
|
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK238,636.79
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK97.97
|
$7.11
RSD789
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
|
Croatia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK204.98
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,132.44
|
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,170.77
|
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK914.81
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
|
pay 14.3% less for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,601.19
|
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,189.15
|
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.53
|
$2.03
RSD225
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.51
|
$1.68
RSD186
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.10
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK318.67
|
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK48.64
|
$4.53
RSD502
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK612.38
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK280.12
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK712.98
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK716.30
|
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
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