Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 40.9% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 55.8% more for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,112.71
|
$7.13
RSD791
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,002.60
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT453.24
|
$1.60
RSD178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT245.09
|
$1.16
RSD128
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT196.66
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,255.87
|
$3.97
RSD441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,015.30
|
$4.84
RSD537
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT757.79
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,036.16
|
$2.93
RSD325
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT290.91
|
$0.48
RSD53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT411.02
|
$0.75
RSD84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT425.40
|
$0.64
RSD71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT409.69
|
$0.81
RSD90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT113.26
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT99.41
|
$0.43
RSD48
|
|
pay 89.0% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT916.14
|
$6.22
RSD691
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,330.76
|
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT10,757,018.54
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,751.55
|
$7.11
RSD789
|
|
pay 78.2% more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,757.98
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT171,829.33
|
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT123,361.40
|
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,117.37
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
|
pay 6.2% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT101,889.99
|
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,782,957.40
|
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT593.40
|
$2.03
RSD225
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT980.02
|
$1.68
RSD186
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT961.81
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT18,492.53
|
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,219.31
|
$4.53
RSD502
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT35,247.96
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT21,498.19
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT48,276.48
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT40,121.23
|
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
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