Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.1 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 65.9% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD704
|
$13.17
NZ$21.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD751
|
$8.60
NZ$13.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD147
|
$2.13
NZ$3.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD110
|
$1.99
NZ$3.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD71
|
$1.87
NZ$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD345
|
$4.07
NZ$6.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD484
|
$6.91
NZ$11.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD237
|
$6.29
NZ$10.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD292
|
$4.25
NZ$6.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD47
|
$1.17
NZ$1.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD75
|
$1.06
NZ$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD71
|
$1.37
NZ$2.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD84
|
$2.55
NZ$4.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD40
|
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$0.89
NZ$1.44
|
|
pay 76.1% more for transportation
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD672
|
$6.39
NZ$10.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,813
|
$64.20
NZ$103.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,819,289
|
$23,268.60
NZ$37,681.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD716
|
$18.67
NZ$30.24
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,303
|
$51.53
NZ$83.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD30,559
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,633.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,003
|
$831.90
NZ$1,347.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,745
|
$87.73
NZ$142.08
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,245
|
$644.78
NZ$1,044.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD623,858
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,642.06
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD207
|
$5.79
NZ$9.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD163
|
$3.36
NZ$5.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD380
|
$22.83
NZ$36.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,541
|
$38.17
NZ$61.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD477
|
$10.57
NZ$17.11
|
|
pay 10.8% more for clothing
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,748
|
$65.21
NZ$105.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,697
|
$40.47
NZ$65.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,305
|
$98.20
NZ$159.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,039
|
$107.95
NZ$174.82
|
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