Cost of living comparison

Azerbaijan

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Azerbaijan Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 39.7% more expensive than Azerbaijan overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 58.7% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 80.2% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 37.5% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 0.3% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 1.3% less in Serbia

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

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Serbia vs. Azerbaijan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.9% more for restaurants

	Azerbaijan	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.29 AZN12.40	$8.70 RSD909	+19.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.12 AZN12.10	$9.63 RSD1,006	+35.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 AZN1.42	$2.05 RSD215	+146.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AZN0.83	$1.58 RSD165	+220.8%
Average			+47.9%

Azerbaijan vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.7% more for groceries

	Azerbaijan	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.38 AZN0.64	$0.78 RSD81	+105.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.82 AZN3.09	$4.54 RSD475	+150.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 AZN7.73	$4.83 RSD505	+6.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.36 AZN2.32	$2.32 RSD242	+70.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 AZN2.90	$2.82 RSD295	+65.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 AZN0.59	$0.56 RSD58	+60.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 AZN1.14	$0.78 RSD81	+15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 AZN0.95	$0.72 RSD75	+28.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 AZN0.98	$1.00 RSD104	+72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.41 RSD43	+80.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 AZN0.39	$0.32 RSD34	+40.7%
Average			+58.7%

Azerbaijan vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.2% more for transportation

	Azerbaijan	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.48 AZN4.22	$6.92 RSD724	+179.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.53 AZN31.50	$25.68 RSD2,684	+38.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 AZN38,250.00	$29,965.17 RSD3M	+33.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.85 AZN8.25	$9.06 RSD947	+86.8%
Average			+80.2%

Azerbaijan vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.5% more for housing

	Azerbaijan	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.12 AZN24.00	$26.71 RSD2,792	+89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.27 AZN558.06	$340.23 RSD35,559	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.00 AZN351.90	$248.38 RSD25,959	+20.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.52 AZN58.69	$130.61 RSD13,650	+278.3%
Average			+37.5%

Azerbaijan vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

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pay 0.3% less for childcare

	Azerbaijan	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$228.32 AZN388.14	$258.66 RSD27,033	+13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,153.59 AZN13,861.11	$7,159.32 RSD748K	-12.2%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Azerbaijan	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.47 AZN2.50	$2.55 RSD267	+73.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 AZN4.41	$1.92 RSD200	-26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 AZN5.00	$4.33 RSD453	+47.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.02 AZN51.03	$29.21 RSD3,053	-2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 AZN10.75	$5.57 RSD582	-12.0%
Average			+5.1%

Azerbaijan vs. Serbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

	Azerbaijan	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.02 AZN120.73	$82.25 RSD8,596	+15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.58 AZN91.08	$45.18 RSD4,721	-15.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.52 AZN206.58	$105.67 RSD11,044	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.21 AZN178.86	$117.40 RSD12,270	+11.6%
Average			-1.3%

Azerbaijan vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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