Cost of living comparison

 Guinea-Bissau
compared to
 Serbia
Serbia vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 20.5% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.0% more in Serbia
Groceries
pay 62.4% more in Serbia
Transportation
pay 5.0% more in Serbia
Housing
pay 2.4% less in Serbia
Childcare
pay 32.1% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 53.5% more in Serbia
Clothing
pay 12.4% less in Serbia

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Serbia are more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:

pay 5.0% more for restaurants

 
Guinea-Bissau
Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.90
F CFA2,827
$7.13
RSD734
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.43
F CFA5,438
$7.64
RSD787
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.31
F CFA754
$1.60
RSD165

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pay 62.4% more for groceries

 
Guinea-Bissau
Serbia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.90
F CFA519
$0.70
RSD72
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.28
F CFA4,197
$3.97
RSD409
Milk (1 gallon) $6.18
F CFA3,567
$4.84
RSD498

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pay 5.0% more for transportation

 
Guinea-Bissau
Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.52
F CFA2,607
$6.22
RSD641
Monthly public transit pass $25.57
F CFA14,750
$23.52
RSD2,422
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,027.10
F CFA18,473,121
$28,112.26
RSD2,894,691

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pay 2.4% less for housing

 
Guinea-Bissau
Serbia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$45.27
F CFA26,111
$23.16
RSD2,385
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $433.95
F CFA250,304
$353.21
RSD36,370
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $225.47
F CFA130,051
$242.83
RSD25,004

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pay 32.1% more for childcare

 
Guinea-Bissau
Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $765.65
F CFA441,623
$238.41
RSD24,549
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,307.50
F CFA1,330,960
$5,379.39
RSD553,911

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pay 53.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Guinea-Bissau
Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.55
F CFA895
$2.03
RSD209
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.04
F CFA1,178
$1.68
RSD173
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.63
F CFA942
$3.80
RSD391

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

 
Guinea-Bissau
Serbia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.86
F CFA51,833
$73.17
RSD7,534
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.19
F CFA32,985
$35.45
RSD3,651
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.69
F CFA47,121
$92.31
RSD9,505

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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