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Serbia vs. Aruba Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 29.6% cheaper than Aruba overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.2% less in Serbia
Groceries: pay 56.4% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 9.4% less in Serbia
Housing: pay 53.9% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 25.9% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.0% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 9.3% more in Serbia

Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Aruba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.2% less for restaurants

	Aruba	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.00 AWG30.60	$8.22 RSD832	-51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.14 AWG18.24	$9.48 RSD959	-6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 AWG3.34	$2.10 RSD212	+12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 AWG3.29	$1.47 RSD149	-19.6%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 56.4% less for groceries

	Aruba	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40 AWG6.12	$0.74 RSD75	-78.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.12 AWG20.03	$4.66 RSD471	-58.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.97 AWG14.34	$5.09 RSD515	-36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.41 AWG9.74	$2.41 RSD244	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.61 AWG6.49	$3.02 RSD306	-16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.41 AWG4.34	$0.56 RSD57	-76.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 AWG2.09	$0.83 RSD84	-28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.72 AWG4.90	$0.75 RSD76	-72.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.61 AWG4.69	$0.98 RSD99	-62.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 AWG2.54	$0.45 RSD46	-67.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 AWG2.35	$0.42 RSD42	-68.1%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 9.4% less for transportation

	Aruba	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.48 AWG9.86	$6.88 RSD696	+25.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 AWG54.00	$30.31 RSD3,068	+1.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,095.70 AWG46,972.26	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	+18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$48.03 AWG86.45	$8.27 RSD837	-82.8%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 53.9% less for housing

	Aruba	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$86.50 AWG155.71	$26.24 RSD2,656	-69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$705.36 AWG1,269.65	$412.90 RSD41,785	-41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$985.96 AWG1,774.72	$302.98 RSD30,661	-69.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$195.56 AWG352.01	$126.67 RSD12,819	-35.2%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 25.9% less for childcare

	Aruba	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$275.00 AWG495.00	$270.33 RSD27,357	-1.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,223.55 AWG23,802.39	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	-50.1%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Aruba	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 AWG7.20	$2.49 RSD252	-37.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.24 AWG7.64	$2.03 RSD205	-52.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.75 AWG24.75	$4.41 RSD447	-67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.11 AWG149.60	$32.25 RSD3,263	-61.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.47 AWG22.44	$5.47 RSD553	-56.1%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 9.3% more for clothing

	Aruba	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.00 AWG99.00	$78.65 RSD7,959	+43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.85 AWG104.14	$49.57 RSD5,016	-14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.41 AWG205.93	$107.57 RSD10,886	-6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.90 AWG185.22	$117.74 RSD11,915	+14.4%
Average			+9.3%

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