Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 9.2% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 32.2% more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.33
|
$5.30
RSD582
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.79
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.57
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Belarus
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.66
|
$2.79
RSD306
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.61
|
$3.92
RSD430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.39
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.82
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.91
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.73
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.45
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.14
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.09
|
$5.90
RSD648
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.59
|
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,188.80
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.08
|
$6.51
RSD714
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
Belarus
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.80
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN828.64
|
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN538.04
|
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.92
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,331.15
|
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN32,025.49
|
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.13
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.46
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.54
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.72
|
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.84
|
$4.52
RSD497
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN202.20
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.92
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN268.02
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN303.35
|
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
|
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