Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 8.6% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 28.4% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.63
|
$6.66
RSD718
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$1.39
RSD149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.36
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.40
|
$3.27
RSD352
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.04
|
$4.58
RSD493
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.72
|
$2.77
RSD298
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.48
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.93
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.62
|
$0.79
RSD85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.59
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.48
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.39
|
$6.36
RSD685
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$227.69
|
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.29
|
$6.78
RSD730
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
|
pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.01
|
$1.96
RSD211
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.61
|
$1.54
RSD166
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$123.45
|
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$32.92
|
$4.51
RSD486
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$324.18
|
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
|
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