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Serbia vs. Azerbaijan Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 61.8% more expensive than Azerbaijan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 66.8% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 97.7% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 24.1% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.3% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 19.3% more in Serbia

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, childcare, and clothing in Serbia are more expensive than in Azerbaijan. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Azerbaijan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Azerbaijan	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.06 AZN12.00	$8.22 RSD846	+16.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.27 AZN10.67	$9.48 RSD975	+51.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 AZN1.36	$2.10 RSD216	+161.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AZN0.86	$1.47 RSD151	+191.5%
Average			+105.0%

Azerbaijan vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.8% more for groceries

	Azerbaijan	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.41 AZN0.70	$0.74 RSD76	+80.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.90 AZN3.23	$4.66 RSD479	+145.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 AZN8.08	$5.09 RSD524	+7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.38 AZN2.35	$2.41 RSD248	+74.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 AZN2.99	$3.02 RSD311	+71.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 AZN0.70	$0.56 RSD58	+35.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 AZN1.16	$0.83 RSD86	+22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 AZN0.88	$0.75 RSD77	+44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 AZN0.89	$0.98 RSD101	+86.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 AZN0.43	$0.45 RSD47	+77.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 AZN0.37	$0.42 RSD43	+91.3%
Average			+66.8%

Azerbaijan vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 97.7% more for transportation

	Azerbaijan	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.42 AZN4.11	$6.88 RSD708	+184.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.65 AZN30.00	$30.31 RSD3,119	+71.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	$30,955.44 RSD3M	+52.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.56 AZN7.75	$8.27 RSD851	+81.5%
Average			+97.7%

Azerbaijan vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Azerbaijan	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.67 AZN23.24	$26.24 RSD2,700	+92.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.65 AZN511.11	$412.90 RSD42,482	+37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.20 AZN323.33	$302.98 RSD31,173	+59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.54 AZN63.82	$126.67 RSD13,033	+237.5%
Average			+106.5%

Azerbaijan vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

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pay 24.1% more for childcare

	Azerbaijan	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$226.94 AZN385.79	$270.33 RSD27,814	+19.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,110.86 AZN8,688.46	$6,594.36 RSD678K	+29.0%
Average			+24.1%

Azerbaijan vs. Serbia - Cost of childcare

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pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Azerbaijan	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.57 AZN2.67	$2.49 RSD256	+58.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 AZN4.87	$2.03 RSD209	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 AZN5.00	$4.41 RSD454	+50.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.30 AZN58.31	$32.25 RSD3,318	-6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.88 AZN10.00	$5.47 RSD563	-7.0%
Average			+13.3%

Azerbaijan vs. Serbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.3% more for clothing

	Azerbaijan	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.80 AZN99.96	$78.65 RSD8,092	+33.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.93 AZN88.27	$49.57 RSD5,100	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.54 AZN179.42	$107.57 RSD11,068	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.61 AZN137.03	$117.74 RSD12,114	+46.1%
Average			+19.3%

Azerbaijan vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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