Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 8.3% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 58.0% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,171
|
$7.13
RSD791
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,996
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA480
|
$1.60
RSD178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA361
|
$1.16
RSD128
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA686
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.97
RSD441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,887
|
$4.84
RSD537
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,945
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,733
|
$2.93
RSD325
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
RSD53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA311
|
$0.75
RSD84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
$0.64
RSD71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA622
|
$0.81
RSD90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA467
|
$0.43
RSD48
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,411
|
$6.22
RSD691
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.11
RSD789
|
|
pay 43.9% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,672
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
pay 39.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,484
|
$2.03
RSD225
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,176
|
$1.68
RSD186
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA580
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA41,937
|
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,529
|
$4.53
RSD502
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
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