Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 10.9% cheaper than Palau.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Palau, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$7.13
RSD801
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 62.0% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$4.84
RSD544
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.46
RSD52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 26.4% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$6.22
RSD699
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.11
RSD798
|
|
pay 69.4% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
|
pay 99.7% more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
|
pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$2.03
RSD228
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$1.68
RSD189
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
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