Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 83.5% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD791
|
$8.01
AED29.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$1.02
AED3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD128
|
$0.57
AED2.09
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD441
|
$5.08
AED18.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD537
|
$6.80
AED24.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD325
|
$3.33
AED12.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$0.74
AED2.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$0.72
AED2.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$0.56
AED2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.47
AED1.74
|
|
pay 31.2% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD691
|
$3.06
AED11.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
$48.60
AED178.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
$42,240.06
AED155,143.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD789
|
$8.46
AED31.07
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
$95.75
AED351.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
$1,395.59
AED5,125.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
$985.52
AED3,619.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
$115.48
AED424.14
|
|
pay 82.3% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
$507.75
AED1,864.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
$8,162.28
AED29,979.24
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD225
|
$10.55
AED38.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD186
|
$5.03
AED18.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
$6.23
AED22.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
$84.91
AED311.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD502
|
$12.83
AED47.12
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
$64.14
AED235.59
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
$64.91
AED238.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
$96.50
AED354.42
|
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