Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 28.2% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 84.7% more for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$7.13
RSD800
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$1.60
RSD180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$1.16
RSD130
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$3.97
RSD446
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$4.84
RSD543
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$2.93
RSD329
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$0.48
RSD54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.75
RSD85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$0.64
RSD72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$0.81
RSD91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.46
RSD51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.43
RSD49
|
|
pay 22.3% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$6.22
RSD698
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$7.11
RSD797
|
|
pay 23.1% more for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
|
pay 7.9% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
|
pay 9.0% more for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.03
RSD227
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$1.68
RSD188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$4.53
RSD508
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
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