Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 63.0% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$6.66
RSD718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$1.39
RSD149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 30.2% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$3.27
RSD352
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$4.58
RSD493
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$2.77
RSD298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.79
RSD85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.36
RSD685
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.78
RSD730
|
pay 90.5% more for housing
Burundi
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
|
pay 34.9% more for childcare
Burundi
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.96
RSD211
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.54
RSD166
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.51
RSD486
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
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