Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 61.4% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$6.66
RSD718
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$1.39
RSD149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$3.27
RSD352
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$4.58
RSD493
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$2.77
RSD298
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.79
RSD85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 47.5% more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$6.36
RSD685
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$6.78
RSD730
|
|
pay 45.3% more for housing
|
Uganda
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
|
pay 30.7% more for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
|
pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$1.96
RSD211
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$1.54
RSD166
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$4.51
RSD486
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
|
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