Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 2.5 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Netherlands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD718
|
$18.20
€16.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
$12.30
€11.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD149
|
$2.89
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$2.27
€2.09
|
|
pay 88.8% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
$1.80
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD352
|
$5.99
€5.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD493
|
$4.48
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD298
|
$6.79
€6.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD85
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Serbia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD685
|
$7.89
€7.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
$101.29
€93.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
$31,181.31
€28,660.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD730
|
$21.94
€20.16
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
$44.30
€40.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
$1,236.68
€1,136.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
$1,025.88
€942.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
$184.21
€169.32
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
$1,723.24
€1,583.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
$8,079.32
€7,426.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD211
|
$5.45
€5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD166
|
$3.52
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
$37.91
€34.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD486
|
$13.57
€12.48
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
$82.68
€76.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
$34.20
€31.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
$90.93
€83.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
$115.33
€106.00
|
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