Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 99.0% more expensive than Ghana overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.7 times more in Serbia
- Groceries
-
pay 11.8% less in Serbia
- Transportation
-
pay 63.5% more in Serbia
- Housing
-
pay 62.0% more in Serbia
- Childcare
-
pay 2.5 times more in Serbia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.9% more in Serbia
- Clothing
-
pay 3.1 times more in Serbia
The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Serbia are more expensive than in Ghana. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Serbia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.70
GHS38.46
|
$7.13
RSD714
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS57.29
|
$7.64
RSD765
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS6.18
|
$1.60
RSD161
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS2.56
|
$1.16
RSD116
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS15.82
|
$0.70
RSD70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS33.04
|
$3.97
RSD398
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS93.20
|
$4.84
RSD485
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS22.94
|
$2.39
RSD239
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS21.63
|
$2.93
RSD294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS10.52
|
$0.48
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS5.03
|
$0.75
RSD76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS6.18
|
$0.64
RSD64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS10.83
|
$0.81
RSD81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS10.19
|
$0.46
RSD46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS7.62
|
$0.43
RSD43
|
|
pay 63.5% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS44.01
|
$6.22
RSD624
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS274.37
|
$23.52
RSD2,356
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS83,200.00
|
$28,112.26
RSD2,815,977
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS111.68
|
$7.11
RSD712
|
|
pay 62.0% more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS449.39
|
$23.16
RSD2,320
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS6,522.33
|
$353.21
RSD35,381
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,166.39
|
$242.83
RSD24,324
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS368.29
|
$113.86
RSD11,405
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS592.96
|
$238.41
RSD23,881
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS68,342.21
|
$5,379.39
RSD538,848
|
|
pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS9.85
|
$2.03
RSD203
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS17.53
|
$1.68
RSD168
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS12.44
|
$3.80
RSD381
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS336.50
|
$25.78
RSD2,582
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS97.05
|
$4.53
RSD453
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS154.70
|
$73.17
RSD7,329
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS209.06
|
$35.45
RSD3,551
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS340.16
|
$92.31
RSD9,246
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS359.48
|
$99.77
RSD9,994
|
|
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