Cost of living comparison
Romania is 6.4% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Romania instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD801
|
$8.56
RON40.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
$6.33
RON30.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$1.72
RON8.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$1.43
RON6.82
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$1.08
RON5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$3.79
RON18.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD544
|
$5.46
RON26.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$2.83
RON13.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$2.70
RON12.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$0.47
RON2.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.66
RON3.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.65
RON3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.85
RON4.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD52
|
$0.38
RON1.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.41
RON1.96
|
|
pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD699
|
$5.64
RON26.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
$20.73
RON99.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
$25,159.13
RON120,215.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD798
|
$6.39
RON30.56
|
|
pay 14.1% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
$8.45
RON40.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
$363.94
RON1,738.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
$266.85
RON1,275.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
$107.36
RON513.01
|
|
pay 43.4% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
$405.62
RON1,938.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
$6,284.14
RON30,026.87
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD228
|
$2.01
RON9.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD189
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
$5.30
RON25.32
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
$37.40
RON178.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$6.19
RON29.57
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
$57.67
RON275.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
$34.90
RON166.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
$69.76
RON333.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
$80.53
RON384.79
|
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