Cost of living comparison
Greece is 41.8% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD778
|
$13.17
€12.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD834
|
$9.11
€8.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD175
|
$2.07
€1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD126
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD76
|
$1.33
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD434
|
$6.30
€5.87
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD528
|
$5.99
€5.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD260
|
$4.02
€3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD320
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD52
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD82
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD70
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD89
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD50
|
$0.51
€0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD47
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
pay 46.8% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD679
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,567
|
$40.19
€37.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,068,537
|
$28,316.80
€26,418.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD776
|
$13.82
€12.89
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,528
|
$32.82
€30.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD38,554
|
$524.36
€489.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,506
|
$392.21
€365.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,428
|
$175.68
€163.90
|
|
pay 45.5% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,023
|
$413.12
€385.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD587,177
|
$6,332.60
€5,908.10
|
|
pay 87.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD221
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD183
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD415
|
$4.94
€4.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,814
|
$48.72
€45.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD494
|
$8.82
€8.23
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD7,986
|
$83.64
€78.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,870
|
$37.83
€35.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,076
|
$83.15
€77.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD10,890
|
$93.42
€87.16
|
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