Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 60.5% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 30.2% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD791
|
$15.56
€14.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$1.68
€1.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD128
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD441
|
$6.32
€5.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD537
|
$6.39
€6.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD325
|
$3.79
€3.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$1.18
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$1.25
€1.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD691
|
$5.54
€5.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD789
|
$20.31
€19.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
$862.00
€817.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
$707.00
€670.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
|
pay 55.3% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
$417.93
€396.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
|
pay 97.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD225
|
$3.45
€3.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD186
|
$3.61
€3.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
$59.44
€56.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD502
|
$10.85
€10.29
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
$107.65
€102.09
|
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