Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 42.8% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Serbia instead of United States, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$7.13
RSD794
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$7.64
RSD850
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$1.60
RSD178
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.16
RSD129
|
|
pay 46.9% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$3.97
RSD442
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$4.84
RSD539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$2.39
RSD266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$2.93
RSD326
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.48
RSD53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.75
RSD84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.64
RSD71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.81
RSD90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.43
RSD48
|
|
pay 15.7% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$6.22
RSD693
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$23.52
RSD2,618
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,129,277
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$7.11
RSD791
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$23.16
RSD2,579
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$353.21
RSD39,317
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$242.83
RSD27,031
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$113.86
RSD12,674
|
|
pay 79.1% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$238.41
RSD26,538
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$5,379.39
RSD598,800
|
|
pay 61.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$2.03
RSD226
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$1.68
RSD187
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$3.80
RSD423
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$25.78
RSD2,869
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$4.53
RSD504
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$73.17
RSD8,144
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$35.45
RSD3,947
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$92.31
RSD10,275
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$99.77
RSD11,106
|
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