Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 2.7% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Serbia instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 31.5% more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
$7.13
RSD800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
$4.84
RSD543
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
$6.22
RSD698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
$7.11
RSD797
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
|
pay 21.2% more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$2.03
RSD227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
$1.68
RSD188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
|
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