Cost of living comparison

 Syria
compared to
 Serbia
Serbia vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 95.2% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants
pay 93.0% more in Serbia
Groceries
pay 47.3% more in Serbia
Transportation
pay 26.8% more in Serbia
Housing
pay 86.3% more in Serbia
Childcare
pay 3.8 times more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.7% more in Serbia
Clothing
pay 83.1% more in Serbia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Serbia are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Syria, you would:

pay 93.0% more for restaurants

 
Syria
Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.67
SYP47,674
$7.13
RSD714
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.17
SYP54,175
$7.64
RSD765
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.06
SYP13,813
$1.60
RSD161

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pay 47.3% more for groceries

 
Syria
Serbia
Bread
1 loaf
$0.73
SYP9,513
$0.70
RSD70
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.01
SYP26,081
$3.97
RSD398
Milk (1 gallon) $3.58
SYP46,533
$4.84
RSD485

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pay 26.8% more for transportation

 
Syria
Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.90
SYP102,772
$6.22
RSD624
Monthly public transit pass $10.00
SYP130,020
$23.52
RSD2,356
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
$28,112.26
RSD2,815,977

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pay 86.3% more for housing

 
Syria
Serbia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.57
SYP657,477
$23.16
RSD2,320
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $202.90
SYP2,638,111
$353.21
RSD35,381
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $105.66
SYP1,373,848
$242.83
RSD24,324

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

 
Syria
Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $45.89
SYP596,722
$238.41
RSD23,881
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
$5,379.39
RSD538,848

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pay 44.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Syria
Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.57
SYP46,439
$2.03
RSD203
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.00
SYP12,957
$1.68
RSD168
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.58
SYP33,588
$3.80
RSD381

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pay 83.1% more for clothing

 
Syria
Serbia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$21.60
SYP280,836
$73.17
RSD7,329
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.17
SYP418,299
$35.45
RSD3,551
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$66.81
SYP868,683
$92.31
RSD9,246

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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