Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.1 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 65.9% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD705
|
$13.17
NZ$21.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD752
|
$8.60
NZ$13.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD147
|
$2.13
NZ$3.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD110
|
$1.99
NZ$3.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD71
|
$1.87
NZ$3.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD346
|
$4.07
NZ$6.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD484
|
$6.91
NZ$11.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD237
|
$6.29
NZ$10.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD293
|
$4.25
NZ$6.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD47
|
$1.17
NZ$1.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD75
|
$1.06
NZ$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD71
|
$1.37
NZ$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD84
|
$2.55
NZ$4.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD40
|
$0.98
NZ$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$0.89
NZ$1.43
|
|
pay 76.1% more for transportation
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD672
|
$6.39
NZ$10.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,815
|
$64.20
NZ$102.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,822,145
|
$23,268.60
NZ$37,259.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD717
|
$18.67
NZ$29.90
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,305
|
$51.53
NZ$82.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD30,590
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,614.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,026
|
$831.90
NZ$1,332.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,756
|
$87.73
NZ$140.49
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,269
|
$644.78
NZ$1,032.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD624,490
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,444.31
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD208
|
$5.79
NZ$9.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD163
|
$3.36
NZ$5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD380
|
$22.83
NZ$36.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,544
|
$38.17
NZ$61.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD477
|
$10.57
NZ$16.92
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,755
|
$65.21
NZ$104.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,701
|
$40.47
NZ$64.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,314
|
$98.20
NZ$157.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,049
|
$107.95
NZ$172.86
|
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