Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 63.2% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Tajikistan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$6.66
RSD719
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$7.11
RSD767
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$1.39
RSD150
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$3.27
RSD353
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$4.58
RSD494
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$2.77
RSD299
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$0.79
RSD85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$6.36
RSD686
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$26.61
RSD2,872
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,878,508
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$6.78
RSD731
|
|
pay 24.7% more for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$21.79
RSD2,352
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$289.12
RSD31,201
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$208.18
RSD22,466
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$111.12
RSD11,991
|
|
pay 37.9% more for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$219.93
RSD23,733
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$5,902.44
RSD636,962
|
|
pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$1.96
RSD212
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$1.54
RSD166
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$3.59
RSD388
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$24.04
RSD2,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$4.51
RSD487
|
|
pay 52.4% more for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$63.85
RSD6,890
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$34.98
RSD3,775
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$88.04
RSD9,500
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$94.98
RSD10,250
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Serbia or Tajikistan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.