Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 20.8% cheaper than Latvia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.5% less in Serbia
- Groceries
-
pay 13.4% less in Serbia
- Transportation
-
pay 15.0% less in Serbia
- Housing
-
pay 14.2% less in Serbia
- Childcare
-
pay 52.0% less in Serbia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 42.1% less in Serbia
- Clothing
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pay 7.6% less in Serbia
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Serbia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 1.5% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€8.79
|
$7.13
RSD718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.08
|
$7.64
RSD770
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.17
|
$1.60
RSD161
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.00
|
$1.16
RSD116
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.17
|
$0.70
RSD71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.45
|
$3.97
RSD400
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.00
|
$4.84
RSD487
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.34
|
$2.39
RSD240
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.63
|
$2.93
RSD295
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.50
|
$0.48
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.66
|
$0.75
RSD76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.90
|
$0.64
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.20
|
$0.81
RSD82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.33
|
$0.46
RSD46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.32
|
$0.43
RSD44
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€5.81
|
$6.22
RSD627
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€33.89
|
$23.52
RSD2,369
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€22,020.06
|
$28,112.26
RSD2,831,579
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€7.80
|
$7.11
RSD716
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€14.81
|
$23.16
RSD2,333
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€402.15
|
$353.21
RSD35,577
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€277.49
|
$242.83
RSD24,459
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€169.27
|
$113.86
RSD11,469
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€367.79
|
$238.41
RSD24,013
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€11,508.97
|
$5,379.39
RSD541,834
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.33
|
$2.03
RSD204
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.63
|
$1.68
RSD169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.26
|
$3.80
RSD383
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€36.73
|
$25.78
RSD2,597
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€8.60
|
$4.53
RSD456
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€65.79
|
$73.17
RSD7,370
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€37.13
|
$35.45
RSD3,571
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€72.60
|
$92.31
RSD9,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€103.78
|
$99.77
RSD10,049
|
|
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