Cost of living comparison

 Serbia
compared to
 Palau
Palau vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Palau is 93.2% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants
pay 19.2% more in Palau
Groceries
pay 3.7 times more in Palau
Transportation
pay 14.7% less in Palau
Housing
pay 3.7 times more in Palau
Childcare
pay 40.2% less in Palau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Palau
Clothing
pay 47.2% more in Palau

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants in Palau are more expensive than in Serbia. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Palau. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Palau.

Palau vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palau instead of Serbia, you would:

pay 19.2% more for restaurants

 
Serbia
Palau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.13
RSD714
$12.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.64
RSD765
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.60
RSD161
$1.37
 

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

 
Serbia
Palau
Bread
1 loaf
$0.70
RSD70
$3.44
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.97
RSD398
$5.00
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.84
RSD485
$9.97
 

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pay 14.7% less for transportation

 
Serbia
Palau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.22
RSD624
$6.75
 
Monthly public transit pass $23.52
RSD2,356
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,112.26
RSD2,815,977
$17,500.00
 

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

 
Serbia
Palau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.16
RSD2,320
$129.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $353.21
RSD35,381
$900.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $242.83
RSD24,324
$700.00
 

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pay 40.2% less for childcare

 
Serbia
Palau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $238.41
RSD23,881
$200.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,379.39
RSD538,848
$1,920.00
 

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Serbia
Palau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.03
RSD203
$1.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.68
RSD168
$4.08
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.80
RSD381
$11.25
 

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pay 47.2% more for clothing

 
Serbia
Palau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$73.17
RSD7,329
$62.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.45
RSD3,551
$52.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.31
RSD9,246
$147.50
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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