Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 58.3% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 51.9% less for restaurants
|
Jersey
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.97
|
$7.13
RSD800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.99
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
|
Jersey
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.24
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.24
|
$4.84
RSD543
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.52
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.11
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.46
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.15
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 42.9% less for transportation
|
Jersey
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.31
|
$6.22
RSD698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.44
|
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.99
|
$7.11
RSD797
|
|
pay 66.6% less for housing
|
Jersey
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
|
Jersey
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
|
pay 71.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Jersey
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.17
|
$2.03
RSD227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.94
|
$1.68
RSD188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.93
|
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.39
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
|
Jersey
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£161.02
|
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
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