Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 62.7% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 91.7% more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,531
|
$7.13
RSD800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,559
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,242
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF654
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,400
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,135
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,688
|
$4.84
RSD543
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,316
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,045
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,912
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF724
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,193
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF671
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF312
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF451
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,219
|
$6.22
RSD698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF34,234
|
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,696,267
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF17,117
|
$7.11
RSD797
|
|
pay 57.2% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,374
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF679,648
|
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF377,582
|
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,707
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
|
pay 7.8% more for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF207,419
|
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,341,247
|
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
|
pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,510
|
$2.03
RSD227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,077
|
$1.68
RSD188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,272
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF44,191
|
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF5,034
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF23,158
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF30,207
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,919
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,632
|
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
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