Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 57.0% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 46.3% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD801
|
$11.92
SEK131.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD858
|
$9.45
SEK104.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$2.04
SEK22.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$1.93
SEK21.28
|
|
pay 81.9% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$2.49
SEK27.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$5.18
SEK57.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD544
|
$5.43
SEK59.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$3.74
SEK41.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$4.68
SEK51.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$1.19
SEK13.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$1.06
SEK11.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$1.73
SEK19.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD52
|
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
|
pay 98.4% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD699
|
$6.64
SEK73.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,642
|
$68.10
SEK751.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,158,103
|
$26,850.74
SEK296,330.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD798
|
$21.47
SEK236.90
|
|
pay 73.9% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,602
|
$30.29
SEK334.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,680
|
$821.73
SEK9,068.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,280
|
$641.62
SEK7,081.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,791
|
$77.37
SEK853.90
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,782
|
$122.27
SEK1,349.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD604,316
|
$3,135.75
SEK34,606.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD228
|
$6.64
SEK73.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD189
|
$3.78
SEK41.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD427
|
$6.41
SEK70.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,896
|
$38.70
SEK427.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$14.24
SEK157.12
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,219
|
$79.10
SEK872.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,983
|
$35.56
SEK392.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,370
|
$84.42
SEK931.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,208
|
$125.14
SEK1,381.06
|
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