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Serbia vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 12.0% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 35.5% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 26.8% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 48.3% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 34.1% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 50.4% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.0% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 0.6% more in Serbia

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing in Serbia are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 35.5% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY331.72	$7.13 RSD734	-18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY276.43	$7.64 RSD787	+5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY48.32	$1.60 RSD165	+26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.17	$1.16 RSD119	+129.1%
Average			+35.5%

Ankara vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.8% more for groceries

	Ankara	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY31.72	$0.70 RSD72	-16.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY175.23	$3.97 RSD409	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY148.36	$4.84 RSD498	+24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY63.92	$2.39 RSD246	+41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY102.64	$2.93 RSD302	+8.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.50	$0.48 RSD49	-1.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY33.51	$0.75 RSD78	-14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.27	$0.64 RSD66	+41.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY20.59	$0.81 RSD84	+50.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.41	$0.46 RSD47	+85.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.73	$0.43 RSD45	+89.0%
Average			+26.8%

Ankara vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 48.3% more for transportation

	Ankara	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY183.06	$6.22 RSD641	+29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY331.72	$23.52 RSD2,422	+169.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,705,025.88	$28,112.26 RSD2,894,691	-37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY205.43	$7.11 RSD732	+31.5%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 34.1% more for housing

	Ankara	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY437.31	$23.16 RSD2,385	+101.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY22,528.30	$353.21 RSD36,370	-40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,183.78	$242.83 RSD25,004	-39.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,017.86	$113.86 RSD11,724	+114.5%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 50.4% less for childcare

	Ankara	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,089.95	$238.41 RSD24,549	-52.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY394,976.13	$5,379.39 RSD553,911	-48.2%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY132.69	$2.03 RSD209	-41.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY108.08	$1.68 RSD173	-40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY77.40	$3.80 RSD391	+86.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,555.29	$25.78 RSD2,654	-37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY221.14	$4.53 RSD466	-22.2%
Average			-11.0%

Ankara vs. Serbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

	Ankara	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,154.25	$73.17 RSD7,534	+29.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,732.52	$35.45 RSD3,651	-22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,961.09	$92.31 RSD9,505	-11.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,546.21	$99.77 RSD10,273	+7.0%
Average			+0.6%

Ankara vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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