Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.1 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD576
|
$12.84
€11.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD574
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$2.37
€2.20
|
|
pay 99.8% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$6.74
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD426
|
$4.22
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD284
|
$3.90
€3.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Serbia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD642
|
$8.31
€7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,120
|
$73.47
€68.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,050,534
|
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD707
|
$21.90
€20.32
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,148
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,430
|
$759.74
€704.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,121
|
$577.93
€536.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,228
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,386
|
$325.78
€302.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD741,026
|
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$4.05
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$3.27
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD373
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,397
|
$34.77
€32.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD492
|
$12.08
€11.20
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,558
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,873
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,354
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,884
|
$113.48
€105.28
|
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