Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 31.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 30.6% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.28
|
$7.13
RSD789
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.52
|
$7.64
RSD845
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.41
|
$1.60
RSD177
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$1.16
RSD128
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.93
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.46
|
$3.97
RSD440
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.23
|
$4.84
RSD535
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.22
|
$2.39
RSD264
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.78
|
$2.93
RSD324
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$0.48
RSD53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.75
RSD84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.98
|
$0.64
RSD71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.24
|
$0.81
RSD90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.43
RSD48
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.83
|
$6.22
RSD689
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.71
|
$23.52
RSD2,602
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,699.90
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,110,258
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.10
|
$7.11
RSD786
|
|
pay 35.7% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.31
|
$23.16
RSD2,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€620.77
|
$353.21
RSD39,078
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€484.28
|
$242.83
RSD26,866
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€142.27
|
$113.86
RSD12,597
|
|
pay 48.2% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€481.27
|
$238.41
RSD26,377
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,954.68
|
$5,379.39
RSD595,160
|
|
pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.74
|
$2.03
RSD224
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.60
|
$1.68
RSD186
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.86
|
$3.80
RSD421
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.31
|
$25.78
RSD2,852
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.88
|
$4.53
RSD501
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.18
|
$73.17
RSD8,095
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.04
|
$35.45
RSD3,923
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.42
|
$92.31
RSD10,213
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.20
|
$99.77
RSD11,038
|
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