Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 40.3% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL56.23
|
$7.13
RSD800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.69
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL17.01
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.07
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.89
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL89.02
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.58
|
$4.84
RSD543
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.24
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL36.06
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.78
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.14
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.87
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.65
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.30
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.72
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.88
|
$6.22
RSD698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL546.67
|
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL312,381.95
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL473.71
|
$7.11
RSD797
|
|
pay 29.8% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,056.15
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,165.09
|
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,384.14
|
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,088.23
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
|
pay 46.4% more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,351.27
|
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL92,316.73
|
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.84
|
$2.03
RSD227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.93
|
$1.68
RSD188
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.86
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL520.64
|
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.68
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 34.7% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL956.32
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL433.86
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,353.66
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,477.22
|
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
|
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