Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 39.8% cheaper than Alabama.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
|
Alabama
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.44
|
$6.66
RSD725
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.52
|
$7.11
RSD773
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$1.39
RSD151
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.04
RSD113
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
|
Alabama
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.90
|
$3.27
RSD355
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.99
|
$4.58
RSD498
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
|
$2.24
RSD244
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$2.77
RSD301
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.62
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$0.79
RSD86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
|
Alabama
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$6.36
RSD691
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.67
|
$26.61
RSD2,894
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,381.92
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,900,751
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.29
|
$6.78
RSD737
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
|
Alabama
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.19
|
$21.79
RSD2,370
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,140.21
|
$289.12
RSD31,442
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.86
|
$208.18
RSD22,639
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.08
|
$111.12
RSD12,084
|
|
pay 72.3% less for childcare
|
Alabama
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,051.36
|
$219.93
RSD23,917
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,122.65
|
$5,902.44
RSD641,884
|
|
pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Alabama
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.14
|
$1.54
RSD168
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.85
|
$3.59
RSD391
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.72
|
$24.04
RSD2,615
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
|
$4.51
RSD490
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
|
Alabama
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.54
|
$63.85
RSD6,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
|
$34.98
RSD3,804
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
|
$88.04
RSD9,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.72
|
$94.98
RSD10,329
|
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