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
€14.77
|
$7.13
RSD791
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.05
|
$1.60
RSD178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.46
|
$1.16
RSD128
|
|
pay 29.6% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.14
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.17
|
$3.97
RSD441
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.26
|
$4.84
RSD537
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.04
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.38
|
$2.93
RSD325
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.48
RSD53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.75
RSD84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.64
RSD71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.26
|
$0.81
RSD90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.43
RSD48
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.14
|
$6.22
RSD691
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.41
|
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€24,658.80
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€26.98
|
$7.11
RSD789
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€29.41
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€898.44
|
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€763.19
|
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€65.77
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
|
pay 48.6% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€557.11
|
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,208.82
|
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.26
|
$2.03
RSD225
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.26
|
$1.68
RSD186
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.62
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€53.92
|
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$4.53
RSD502
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
|
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€34.61
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€83.77
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€94.44
|
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
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