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Serbia vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 22.6% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.0% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 7.7% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 47.1% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 20.8% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 6.5% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.5% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 5.5% less in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.0% more for restaurants

	Armenia	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$8.22 RSD832	-21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$9.48 RSD959	+21.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD349.01	$2.10 RSD212	+127.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD183.27	$1.47 RSD149	+204.6%
Average			+83.0%

Armenia vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

	Armenia	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD269.45	$0.74 RSD75	+4.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	$4.66 RSD471	+22.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$5.09 RSD515	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD863.05	$2.41 RSD244	+5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	$3.02 RSD306	-7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD221.83	$0.56 RSD57	-4.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD275.27	$0.83 RSD84	+15.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD268.93	$0.75 RSD76	+5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD324.52	$0.98 RSD99	+14.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.45 RSD46	+21.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.41	$0.42 RSD42	+23.0%
Average			+7.7%

Armenia vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.1% more for transportation

	Armenia	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	$6.88 RSD696	+43.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$30.31 RSD3,068	+29.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	-8.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	$8.27 RSD837	+124.3%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 20.8% more for housing

	Armenia	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	$26.24 RSD2,656	+48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	$412.90 RSD41,785	-15.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	$302.98 RSD30,661	-15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	$126.67 RSD12,819	+64.8%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 6.5% less for childcare

	Armenia	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	$270.33 RSD27,357	-6.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	-7.0%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD668.51	$2.49 RSD252	+41.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	$2.03 RSD205	-33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD907.86	$4.41 RSD447	+84.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	$32.25 RSD3,263	-39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	$5.47 RSD553	+4.8%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

	Armenia	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	$78.65 RSD7,959	-6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	$49.57 RSD5,016	-6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	$107.57 RSD10,886	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	$117.74 RSD11,915	+13.1%
Average			-5.5%

Armenia vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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