Cost of living comparison
Canada is 2.5 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Canada instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 93.7% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD577
|
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD426
|
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD284
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 69.2% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD642
|
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD708
|
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD492
|
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
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