Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 24.7% cheaper than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.3% less in Serbia
- Groceries
-
pay 26.0% less in Serbia
- Transportation
-
pay 25.4% less in Serbia
- Housing
-
pay 35.6% less in Serbia
- Childcare
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pay 32.5% less in Serbia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 32.8% less in Serbia
- Clothing
-
pay 8.6% more in Serbia
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Serbia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Spain, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€12.21
|
$7.13
RSD736
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.11
|
$7.64
RSD788
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.88
|
$1.60
RSD165
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.39
|
$1.16
RSD119
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
$0.70
RSD72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.61
|
$3.97
RSD410
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.66
|
$4.84
RSD499
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.34
|
$2.39
RSD246
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€2.96
|
$2.93
RSD303
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.87
|
$0.48
RSD49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.71
|
$0.75
RSD78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.76
|
$0.64
RSD66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.00
|
$0.81
RSD84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.64
|
$0.46
RSD47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.43
RSD45
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.62
|
$6.22
RSD642
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€30.16
|
$23.52
RSD2,427
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€29,621.35
|
$28,112.26
RSD2,900,680
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€12.83
|
$7.11
RSD733
|
|
pay 35.6% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€28.06
|
$23.16
RSD2,390
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€768.06
|
$353.21
RSD36,445
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€609.38
|
$242.83
RSD25,056
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€91.54
|
$113.86
RSD11,748
|
|
pay 32.5% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€339.82
|
$238.41
RSD24,599
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,473.16
|
$5,379.39
RSD555,057
|
|
pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.50
|
$2.03
RSD209
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.74
|
$1.68
RSD173
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€4.98
|
$3.80
RSD392
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€37.74
|
$25.78
RSD2,660
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.60
|
$4.53
RSD467
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€66.81
|
$73.17
RSD7,549
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€28.28
|
$35.45
RSD3,658
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€68.64
|
$92.31
RSD9,524
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€80.46
|
$99.77
RSD10,294
|
|
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