Cost of living comparison

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

Serbia is 2.1 times more expensive than Turkmenistan overall.

Restaurants
pay 39.9% less in Serbia
Groceries
pay 66.5% less in Serbia
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Serbia
Housing
pay 71.4% less in Serbia
Childcare
pay 10.5 times more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 74.6% less in Serbia
Clothing
pay 42.6% less in Serbia

The cost of childcare and transportation in Serbia are more expensive than in Turkmenistan. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Serbia. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Turkmenistan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 39.9% less for restaurants

 
Turkmenistan
Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $34.54
TMT120.90
$7.13
RSD775
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.82
TMT44.87
$7.64
RSD830
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.24
TMT11.34
$1.60
RSD174

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pay 66.5% less for groceries

 
Turkmenistan
Serbia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.39
TMT8.35
$0.70
RSD76
Local cheese (8 oz) $17.90
TMT62.65
$3.97
RSD432
Milk (1 gallon) $16.12
TMT56.43
$4.84
RSD526

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Turkmenistan
Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.56
TMT5.47
$6.22
RSD676
Monthly public transit pass $8.55
TMT29.91
$23.52
RSD2,555
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $43,803.42
TMT153,311.97
$28,112.26
RSD3,054,007

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pay 71.4% less for housing

 
Turkmenistan
Serbia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$94.97
TMT332.38
$23.16
RSD2,516
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,125.36
TMT3,938.75
$353.21
RSD38,372
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $747.86
TMT2,617.52
$242.83
RSD26,380

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pay 10.5 times more for childcare

 
Turkmenistan
Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $22.79
TMT79.77
$238.41
RSD25,900
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,379.39
RSD584,397

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pay 74.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Turkmenistan
Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.06
TMT17.70
$2.03
RSD220
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.98
TMT24.43
$1.68
RSD182
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$28.49
TMT99.72
$3.80
RSD413

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pay 42.6% less for clothing

 
Turkmenistan
Serbia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$85.47
TMT299.15
$73.17
RSD7,948
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$121.08
TMT423.79
$35.45
RSD3,852
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$163.82
TMT573.36
$92.31
RSD10,028

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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: March 2025
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