Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 2.1 times more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$5.30
RSD580
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.79
RSD305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.92
RSD428
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.61
RSD286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$5.90
RSD646
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$6.51
RSD712
|
|
pay 24.1% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
|
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.82
RSD199
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.30
RSD142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.52
RSD495
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
|
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