Cost of living comparison
New Jersey is 3.2 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 93.5% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD719
|
$17.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD767
|
$10.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD150
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$1.97
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
$3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD353
|
$7.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD494
|
$4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
$3.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD299
|
$4.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$2.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD85
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$1.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$1.66
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Serbia
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD686
|
$3.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,872
|
$153.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,878,508
|
$30,455.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD731
|
$17.18
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Serbia
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,352
|
$56.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,201
|
$2,135.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,466
|
$1,746.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,991
|
$125.49
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,733
|
$1,594.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD636,962
|
$27,975.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD212
|
$6.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD166
|
$4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD388
|
$12.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,595
|
$56.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD487
|
$16.25
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Serbia
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,890
|
$48.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,775
|
$42.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,500
|
$77.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,250
|
$106.78
|
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