Cost of living comparison
Italy is 61.8% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 55.7% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD794
|
$16.15
€15.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD850
|
$10.06
€9.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$2.55
€2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD129
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD442
|
$6.83
€6.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD539
|
$5.53
€5.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD266
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD326
|
$5.05
€4.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$1.31
€1.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD693
|
$7.22
€6.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,618
|
$38.81
€36.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,129,277
|
$28,223.13
€26,874.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD791
|
$19.13
€18.22
|
|
pay 63.3% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,579
|
$28.87
€27.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,317
|
$656.19
€624.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,031
|
$511.91
€487.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,674
|
$150.39
€143.20
|
|
pay 94.7% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,538
|
$508.72
€484.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD598,800
|
$9,465.55
€9,013.09
|
|
pay 84.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD226
|
$5.01
€4.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD187
|
$1.69
€1.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD423
|
$6.20
€5.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,869
|
$52.12
€49.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD504
|
$9.39
€8.94
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,144
|
$78.41
€74.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,947
|
$33.87
€32.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,275
|
$86.07
€81.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,106
|
$115.43
€109.91
|
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