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
RSD794
|
$13.17
€12.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD850
|
$9.11
€8.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$2.07
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD129
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD442
|
$6.30
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD539
|
$5.99
€5.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD266
|
$4.02
€3.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD326
|
$4.23
€4.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 46.8% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD693
|
$7.55
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,618
|
$40.19
€38.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,129,277
|
$28,316.80
€26,963.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD791
|
$13.82
€13.16
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,579
|
$32.82
€31.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,317
|
$524.36
€499.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,031
|
$392.21
€373.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,674
|
$175.68
€167.28
|
|
pay 45.5% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,538
|
$413.12
€393.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD598,800
|
$6,332.60
€6,029.90
|
|
pay 87.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD226
|
$4.40
€4.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD187
|
$3.49
€3.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD423
|
$4.94
€4.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,869
|
$48.72
€46.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD504
|
$8.82
€8.40
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,144
|
$83.64
€79.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,947
|
$37.83
€36.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,275
|
$83.15
€79.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,106
|
$93.42
€88.96
|
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