Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 96.1% more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS46.08
|
$5.30
RSD580
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS79.59
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.97
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.67
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.61
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.94
|
$2.79
RSD305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS89.19
|
$3.92
RSD428
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.85
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.60
|
$2.61
RSD286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.36
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS8.04
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.63
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.70
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.31
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.65
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS47.37
|
$5.90
RSD646
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS187.55
|
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS77,288.39
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS86.71
|
$6.51
RSD712
|
|
pay 68.3% more for housing
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS611.60
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,242.46
|
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,104.39
|
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS371.06
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
|
pay 84.7% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS777.31
|
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS76,071.62
|
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
|
pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.43
|
$1.82
RSD199
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.56
|
$1.30
RSD142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.34
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS417.34
|
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS56.55
|
$4.52
RSD495
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS143.54
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS134.70
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS380.37
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS368.64
|
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
|
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