Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 17.1% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 46.5% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$5.30
RSD580
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 1.4% less for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$2.79
RSD305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$3.92
RSD428
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$2.61
RSD286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 69.9% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$5.90
RSD646
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$6.51
RSD712
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
|
pay 2.2% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
|
pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$1.82
RSD199
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$1.30
RSD142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$4.52
RSD495
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
|
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