Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 62.1% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.0% more in Serbia
- Groceries
-
pay 25.9% less in Serbia
- Transportation
-
pay 43.1% more in Serbia
- Housing
-
pay 55.8% less in Serbia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.5% more in Serbia
- Clothing
-
pay 4.6 times more in Serbia
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Serbia are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Serbia. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Serbia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 50.0% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$7.13
RSD772
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$7.64
RSD828
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.60
RSD174
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.16
RSD125
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.70
RSD76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.97
RSD430
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.84
RSD524
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.39
RSD258
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.93
RSD318
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.48
RSD52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.75
RSD82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.64
RSD70
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.81
RSD88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.46
RSD50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.43
RSD47
|
|
pay 43.1% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.22
RSD674
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.52
RSD2,548
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,045,854
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$7.11
RSD770
|
|
pay 55.8% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$23.16
RSD2,510
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$353.21
RSD38,269
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$242.83
RSD26,310
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$113.86
RSD12,336
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$238.41
RSD25,830
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,379.39
RSD582,836
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.03
RSD220
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.68
RSD182
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.80
RSD412
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$25.78
RSD2,793
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.53
RSD490
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$73.17
RSD7,927
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$35.45
RSD3,841
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$92.31
RSD10,001
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$99.77
RSD10,810
|
|
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