Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 2.7% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
Bulgaria
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
BGN16.14
|
$6.66
RSD718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
BGN12.33
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
BGN2.26
|
$1.39
RSD149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BGN1.34
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
Bulgaria
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
BGN1.57
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
BGN8.09
|
$3.27
RSD352
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
BGN11.11
|
$4.58
RSD493
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
BGN5.42
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
BGN5.18
|
$2.77
RSD298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
BGN1.11
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.44
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BGN1.68
|
$0.79
RSD85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 7.7% more for transportation
Bulgaria
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
BGN10.09
|
$6.36
RSD685
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
BGN42.15
|
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,293.89
BGN50,895.62
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.19
BGN11.14
|
$6.78
RSD730
|
|
pay 27.0% more for housing
Bulgaria
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.20
BGN21.95
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$305.24
BGN549.07
|
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.52
BGN402.08
|
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.43
BGN141.08
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
|
pay 16.4% less for childcare
Bulgaria
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$344.87
BGN620.35
|
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,705.13
BGN10,262.50
|
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bulgaria
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
BGN3.29
|
$1.96
RSD211
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
BGN3.08
|
$1.54
RSD166
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.26
BGN5.86
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.33
BGN50.96
|
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.03
BGN12.64
|
$4.51
RSD486
|
|
pay 20.7% more for clothing
Bulgaria
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.83
BGN89.64
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.58
BGN51.40
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.21
BGN137.09
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.30
BGN146.24
|
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
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