Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 5.7% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD718
|
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD149
|
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD112
|
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
|
pay 23.3% less for groceries
Serbia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD352
|
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD493
|
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD298
|
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD77
|
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD73
|
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD85
|
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD41
|
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD685
|
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD730
|
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
Serbia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
|
pay 13.0% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD211
|
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD166
|
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD486
|
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
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