Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 78.4% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Iraq
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.64
IQD6,086
|
$7.13
RSD801
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.72
IQD8,809
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD546
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
IQD292
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
|
Iraq
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
IQD1,068
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
IQD3,293
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
IQD5,977
|
$4.84
RSD544
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,312
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.21
IQD2,893
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD631
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
IQD677
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD582
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD399
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD363
|
$0.46
RSD52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD368
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
|
Iraq
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.93
IQD2,523
|
$6.22
RSD699
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.46
IQD51,718
|
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,587.19
IQD21,737,510
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.54
IQD20,360
|
$7.11
RSD798
|
|
pay 23.3% more for housing
|
Iraq
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.52
IQD45,245
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.02
IQD366,960
|
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.34
IQD246,816
|
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.51
IQD87,158
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Iraq
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$139.67
IQD183,034
|
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,045.09
IQD2,680,088
|
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iraq
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
IQD3,370
|
$2.03
RSD228
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IQD3,094
|
$1.68
RSD189
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.06
IQD2,695
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.77
IQD42,949
|
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
IQD10,975
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Iraq
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.65
IQD30,990
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.45
IQD33,358
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.29
IQD63,282
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.75
IQD48,157
|
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
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