Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 27.7% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.93
|
$7.13
RSD800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.07
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.48
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.21
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.30
|
$4.84
RSD543
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.07
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.42
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.23
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.81
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.97
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.27
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.75
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.19
|
$6.22
RSD698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.66
|
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€24,929.50
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€27.28
|
$7.11
RSD797
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€29.73
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€908.30
|
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€771.57
|
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€66.49
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
|
pay 48.6% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€563.23
|
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,298.93
|
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.30
|
$2.03
RSD227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.29
|
$1.68
RSD188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.68
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€54.51
|
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
|
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€34.99
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€84.69
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€95.48
|
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
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