Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 11.2% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.37
|
$7.13
RSD791
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.70
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.13
|
$1.60
RSD178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.87
|
$1.16
RSD128
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.85
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.64
|
$3.97
RSD441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.68
|
$4.84
RSD537
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.99
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.04
|
$2.93
RSD325
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$0.48
RSD53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.93
|
$0.75
RSD84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.10
|
$0.64
RSD71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$0.81
RSD90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$0.43
RSD48
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.87
|
$6.22
RSD691
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN116.07
|
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,360.21
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.71
|
$7.11
RSD789
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN59.01
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,466.13
|
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,959.36
|
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN753.86
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,302.96
|
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,626.56
|
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.78
|
$2.03
RSD225
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.47
|
$1.68
RSD186
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.63
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN133.24
|
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.50
|
$4.53
RSD502
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.84
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.44
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.75
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN357.33
|
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
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