Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 22.4% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1% more in Serbia
- Groceries
-
pay 23.8% less in Serbia
- Transportation
-
pay 27.1% less in Serbia
- Housing
-
pay 33.8% less in Serbia
- Childcare
-
pay 28.7% less in Serbia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.0% less in Serbia
- Clothing
-
pay 0.2% less in Serbia
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Serbia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.02
|
$7.13
RSD762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.31
|
$7.64
RSD817
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.89
|
$1.60
RSD171
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.16
RSD124
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.21
|
$0.70
RSD75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.75
|
$3.97
RSD425
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.47
|
$4.84
RSD517
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.67
|
$2.39
RSD255
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.86
|
$2.93
RSD313
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.48
RSD51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.75
RSD81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.64
RSD69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.81
RSD87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.46
RSD49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.43
RSD46
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.89
|
$6.22
RSD665
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€36.67
|
$23.52
RSD2,514
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€25,837.27
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,004,863
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€12.61
|
$7.11
RSD760
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€29.94
|
$23.16
RSD2,476
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€478.45
|
$353.21
RSD37,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€357.86
|
$242.83
RSD25,956
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€160.29
|
$113.86
RSD12,170
|
|
pay 28.7% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€376.94
|
$238.41
RSD25,483
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,778.09
|
$5,379.39
RSD574,993
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.02
|
$2.03
RSD217
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.18
|
$1.68
RSD179
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.51
|
$3.80
RSD406
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€44.46
|
$25.78
RSD2,755
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.05
|
$4.53
RSD484
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€76.31
|
$73.17
RSD7,821
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€34.52
|
$35.45
RSD3,790
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€75.87
|
$92.31
RSD9,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€85.24
|
$99.77
RSD10,664
|
|
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