Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 40.9% more expensive than Kazakhstan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.8% more in Serbia
- Groceries
-
pay 31.5% more in Serbia
- Transportation
-
pay 89.0% more in Serbia
- Housing
-
pay 78.2% more in Serbia
- Childcare
-
pay 6.2% more in Serbia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.5% more in Serbia
- Clothing
-
pay 1.0% more in Serbia
The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Serbia are more expensive than in Kazakhstan. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Serbia.
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
KZT4,265.00
|
$7.13
RSD736
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,113.78
|
$7.64
RSD788
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT470.03
|
$1.60
RSD165
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT254.17
|
$1.16
RSD119
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT203.94
|
$0.70
RSD72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,339.40
|
$3.97
RSD410
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,089.92
|
$4.84
RSD499
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT785.85
|
$2.39
RSD246
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,074.53
|
$2.93
RSD303
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT301.68
|
$0.48
RSD49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT426.24
|
$0.75
RSD78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT441.15
|
$0.64
RSD66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT424.86
|
$0.81
RSD84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT117.45
|
$0.46
RSD47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT103.10
|
$0.43
RSD45
|
|
pay 89.0% more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT950.07
|
$6.22
RSD642
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,602.21
|
$23.52
RSD2,427
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,155,334.88
|
$28,112.26
RSD2,900,680
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,853.43
|
$7.11
RSD733
|
|
pay 78.2% more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,971.19
|
$23.16
RSD2,390
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT178,191.92
|
$353.21
RSD36,445
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT127,929.29
|
$242.83
RSD25,056
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,788.23
|
$113.86
RSD11,748
|
|
pay 6.2% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT105,662.83
|
$238.41
RSD24,599
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,886,006.16
|
$5,379.39
RSD555,057
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT615.37
|
$2.03
RSD209
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,016.31
|
$1.68
RSD173
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT997.43
|
$3.80
RSD392
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,177.28
|
$25.78
RSD2,660
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,301.49
|
$4.53
RSD467
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT36,553.14
|
$73.17
RSD7,549
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,294.23
|
$35.45
RSD3,658
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,064.09
|
$92.31
RSD9,524
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT41,606.86
|
$99.77
RSD10,294
|
|
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