Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 48.9% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Serbia instead of United States, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$5.30
RSD582
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 57.7% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$2.79
RSD306
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.92
RSD430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$5.90
RSD648
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$6.51
RSD714
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
|
pay 61.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$4.52
RSD497
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
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