Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 2.7% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Romania, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.84
|
$7.13
RSD800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON30.19
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.19
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.81
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 0.9% less for groceries
|
Romania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.14
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON18.08
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON26.04
|
$4.84
RSD543
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.50
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.88
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.26
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.13
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.09
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.05
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.79
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.95
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.93
|
$6.22
RSD698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.91
|
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON120,046.79
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.51
|
$7.11
RSD797
|
|
pay 42.1% more for housing
|
Romania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.31
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,736.54
|
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,273.28
|
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON512.29
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
|
Romania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,935.40
|
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,984.76
|
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
|
pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.61
|
$2.03
RSD227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$1.68
RSD188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.28
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON178.46
|
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.53
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON275.17
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON166.53
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON332.84
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON384.25
|
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
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