Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 40.5% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD791
|
$10.23
€9.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
$7.08
€6.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$1.37
€1.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD128
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD441
|
$5.17
€4.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD537
|
$4.66
€4.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
$2.72
€2.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD325
|
$3.05
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$0.77
€0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$1.39
€1.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.37
€0.35
|
|
pay 23.7% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD691
|
$6.76
€6.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
$39.41
€37.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
$25,606.21
€24,283.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD789
|
$9.07
€8.60
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
$17.22
€16.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
$467.65
€443.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
$322.68
€306.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
$196.83
€186.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
$427.69
€405.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
$13,383.30
€12,692.21
|
|
pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Latvia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD225
|
$3.87
€3.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD186
|
$3.06
€2.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
$4.95
€4.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
$42.71
€40.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD502
|
$10.00
€9.49
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Latvia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
$76.51
€72.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
$43.17
€40.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
$84.42
€80.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
$120.68
€114.45
|
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