Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 35.8% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD725
|
$7.61
€7.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD773
|
$7.82
€7.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD151
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD113
|
$1.43
€1.33
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD355
|
$5.86
€5.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD498
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD244
|
$3.34
€3.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD301
|
$3.17
€2.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD86
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD691
|
$6.56
€6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,894
|
$26.03
€24.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,900,751
|
$25,571.83
€23,724.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD737
|
$12.02
€11.15
|
|
pay 69.6% more for housing
Serbia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,370
|
$19.97
€18.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,442
|
$574.42
€532.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,639
|
$479.28
€444.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,084
|
$175.37
€162.70
|
|
pay 48.0% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,917
|
$376.22
€349.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD641,884
|
$7,374.05
€6,841.27
|
|
pay 48.6% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD213
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD168
|
$2.33
€2.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD391
|
$5.14
€4.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,615
|
$40.30
€37.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD490
|
$8.28
€7.68
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,943
|
$65.69
€60.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,804
|
$36.31
€33.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,574
|
$80.32
€74.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,329
|
$85.31
€79.14
|
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