Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 99.0% more expensive than Ghana.
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
GHS59.25
|
$7.13
RSD791
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.51
GHS88.27
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
GHS9.52
|
$1.60
RSD178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
GHS3.94
|
$1.16
RSD128
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
GHS24.38
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
GHS50.91
|
$3.97
RSD441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.96
GHS143.59
|
$4.84
RSD537
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
GHS35.34
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
GHS33.32
|
$2.93
RSD325
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS16.20
|
$0.48
RSD53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
GHS7.75
|
$0.75
RSD84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS9.52
|
$0.64
RSD71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GHS16.68
|
$0.81
RSD90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
GHS15.69
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
GHS11.74
|
$0.43
RSD48
|
|
pay 63.5% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
GHS67.81
|
$6.22
RSD691
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.38
GHS422.71
|
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS128,183.59
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
GHS172.06
|
$7.11
RSD789
|
|
pay 62.0% more for housing
|
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.21
GHS692.37
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$627.15
GHS10,048.75
|
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.15
GHS1,797.02
|
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.41
GHS567.42
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.02
GHS913.56
|
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,571.37
GHS105,292.67
|
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
|
pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
GHS15.18
|
$2.03
RSD225
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
GHS27.00
|
$1.68
RSD186
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS19.17
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.36
GHS518.44
|
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.33
GHS149.51
|
$4.53
RSD502
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.87
GHS238.34
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.10
GHS322.09
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.71
GHS524.07
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.57
GHS553.85
|
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
|
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