Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 66.2% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Sweden
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD718
|
$11.31
SEK121.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
$9.30
SEK99.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD149
|
$1.93
SEK20.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$1.88
SEK20.19
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
$2.55
SEK27.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD352
|
$5.31
SEK56.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD493
|
$5.59
SEK59.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
$3.82
SEK40.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD298
|
$4.89
SEK52.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.22
SEK13.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$1.07
SEK11.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.14
SEK12.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD85
|
$1.80
SEK19.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.67
SEK7.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$0.72
SEK7.75
|
|
pay 94.8% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD685
|
$6.80
SEK72.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
$68.13
SEK730.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
$27,059.79
SEK289,999.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD730
|
$21.32
SEK228.48
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
$29.04
SEK311.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
$873.36
SEK9,359.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
$653.04
SEK6,998.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
$69.04
SEK739.92
|
|
pay 48.2% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
$121.10
SEK1,297.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
$2,856.48
SEK30,612.84
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD211
|
$6.81
SEK73.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD166
|
$3.75
SEK40.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
$6.25
SEK66.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
$39.42
SEK422.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD486
|
$13.75
SEK147.33
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
$80.13
SEK858.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
$34.51
SEK369.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
$82.17
SEK880.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
$117.97
SEK1,264.30
|
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