Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 8.0% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Albania, you would:
pay 6.9% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$6.66
RSD725
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$7.11
RSD773
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$1.39
RSD151
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$1.04
RSD113
|
|
pay 19.8% less for groceries
Albania
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$3.27
RSD355
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$4.58
RSD498
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$2.24
RSD244
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$2.77
RSD301
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.79
RSD86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 9.4% less for transportation
Albania
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$6.36
RSD691
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$26.61
RSD2,894
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,900,751
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$6.78
RSD737
|
|
pay 18.1% more for housing
Albania
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$21.79
RSD2,370
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$289.12
RSD31,442
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$208.18
RSD22,639
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$111.12
RSD12,084
|
|
pay 74.8% more for childcare
Albania
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$219.93
RSD23,917
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$5,902.44
RSD641,884
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$1.54
RSD168
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$3.59
RSD391
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$24.04
RSD2,615
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$4.51
RSD490
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Albania
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$63.85
RSD6,943
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$34.98
RSD3,804
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$88.04
RSD9,574
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$94.98
RSD10,329
|
|
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