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
-
pay 42.1% less in Serbia
- Clothing
-
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
€9.40
|
$7.13
RSD775
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.51
|
$7.64
RSD830
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.26
|
$1.60
RSD174
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$1.16
RSD126
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.70
RSD76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.76
|
$3.97
RSD432
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.28
|
$4.84
RSD526
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
$2.39
RSD259
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$2.93
RSD319
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.48
RSD52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.75
RSD82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$0.64
RSD70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.46
RSD50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.43
RSD47
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.21
|
$6.22
RSD676
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€36.23
|
$23.52
RSD2,555
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€23,544.86
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,054,007
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.34
|
$7.11
RSD772
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
|
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€15.84
|
$23.16
RSD2,516
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€430.00
|
$353.21
RSD38,372
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€296.70
|
$242.83
RSD26,380
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€180.99
|
$113.86
RSD12,370
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€393.26
|
$238.41
RSD25,900
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,305.92
|
$5,379.39
RSD584,397
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$2.03
RSD220
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.82
|
$1.68
RSD182
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.55
|
$3.80
RSD413
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€39.27
|
$25.78
RSD2,800
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.20
|
$4.53
RSD492
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€70.35
|
$73.17
RSD7,948
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€39.70
|
$35.45
RSD3,852
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€77.62
|
$92.31
RSD10,028
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€110.96
|
$99.77
RSD10,839
|
|
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