Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 33.9% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.85
|
$6.66
RSD725
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$7.11
RSD773
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$1.39
RSD151
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$1.04
RSD113
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.46
|
$3.27
RSD355
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.91
|
$4.58
RSD498
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
$2.24
RSD244
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.69
|
$2.77
RSD301
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.79
RSD86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 37.7% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.30
|
$6.36
RSD691
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.24
|
$26.61
RSD2,894
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,900,751
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.45
|
$6.78
RSD737
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
$21.79
RSD2,370
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€692.13
|
$289.12
RSD31,442
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€575.70
|
$208.18
RSD22,639
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
$111.12
RSD12,084
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€288.43
|
$219.93
RSD23,917
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
$5,902.44
RSD641,884
|
|
pay 63.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.64
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$1.54
RSD168
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
$3.59
RSD391
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.94
|
$24.04
RSD2,615
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.36
|
$4.51
RSD490
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
$63.85
RSD6,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
$34.98
RSD3,804
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
$88.04
RSD9,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€100.08
|
$94.98
RSD10,329
|
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