Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 23.7% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 64.0% more in Serbia
- Groceries
-
pay 10.7% less in Serbia
- Transportation
-
pay 21.3% more in Serbia
- Housing
-
pay 17.0% more in Serbia
- Childcare
-
pay 32.9% more in Serbia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.8% more in Serbia
- Clothing
-
pay 35.9% more in Serbia
The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Serbia are more expensive than in Nicaragua.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 64.0% more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO152.77
|
$7.13
RSD762
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO201.53
|
$7.64
RSD817
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO35.01
|
$1.60
RSD171
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.10
|
$1.16
RSD124
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.74
|
$0.70
RSD75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.57
|
$3.97
RSD425
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO156.00
|
$4.84
RSD517
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO69.14
|
$2.39
RSD255
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO81.11
|
$2.93
RSD313
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO102.98
|
$0.48
RSD51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.13
|
$0.75
RSD81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.26
|
$0.64
RSD69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.09
|
$0.81
RSD87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.75
|
$0.46
RSD49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.80
|
$0.43
RSD46
|
|
pay 21.3% more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO189.40
|
$6.22
RSD665
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,105.63
|
$23.52
RSD2,514
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO668,447.39
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,004,863
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO199.30
|
$7.11
RSD760
|
|
pay 17.0% more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,645.44
|
$23.16
RSD2,476
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,331.74
|
$353.21
RSD37,754
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,370.03
|
$242.83
RSD25,956
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,943.53
|
$113.86
RSD12,170
|
|
pay 32.9% more for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,149.22
|
$238.41
RSD25,483
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO364,231.99
|
$5,379.39
RSD574,993
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.80
|
$2.03
RSD217
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO83.88
|
$1.68
RSD179
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO109.13
|
$3.80
RSD406
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO961.16
|
$25.78
RSD2,755
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO268.48
|
$4.53
RSD484
|
|
pay 35.9% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,560.02
|
$73.17
RSD7,821
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,484.85
|
$35.45
RSD3,790
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,163.01
|
$92.31
RSD9,866
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,907.91
|
$99.77
RSD10,664
|
|
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