Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 50.7% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Australia, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.87
|
$5.30
RSD582
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.82
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.20
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 53.3% less for groceries
Australia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.60
|
$2.79
RSD306
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.79
|
$3.92
RSD430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.54
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.24
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.75
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.05
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.27
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.61
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.29
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 29.4% less for transportation
Australia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.71
|
$5.90
RSD648
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$127.68
|
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.81
|
$6.51
RSD714
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
Australia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
|
pay 65.1% less for childcare
Australia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
|
pay 66.1% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.91
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.14
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$72.80
|
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$19.09
|
$4.52
RSD497
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Australia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$166.08
|
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
|
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