Cost of living comparison

Brazil

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 9.3% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.3% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 5.1% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 5.8% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 13.1% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 15.8% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 28.9% more in Serbia

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

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Serbia vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.3% more for restaurants

	Brazil	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.38 R$32.28	$8.70 RSD909	+36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 R$38.69	$9.63 RSD1,006	+26.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.29	$2.05 RSD215	+65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 R$3.77	$1.58 RSD165	+111.6%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 5.1% less for groceries

	Brazil	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 R$8.52	$0.78 RSD81	-53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 R$23.94	$4.54 RSD475	-3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 R$20.72	$4.83 RSD505	+18.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 R$11.46	$2.32 RSD242	+2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 R$9.81	$2.82 RSD295	+45.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.00	$0.56 RSD58	-43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.08	$0.78 RSD81	+27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.74	$0.72 RSD75	+32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 R$3.50	$1.00 RSD104	+44.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.69	$0.41 RSD43	-22.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 R$2.46	$0.32 RSD34	-33.4%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 5.8% more for transportation

	Brazil	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 R$23.98	$6.92 RSD724	+46.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.86 R$232.15	$25.68 RSD2,684	-44.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,586.89 R$119K	$29,965.17 RSD3M	+27.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.39 R$47.53	$9.06 RSD947	-3.5%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 13.1% more for housing

	Brazil	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 R$103.47	$26.71 RSD2,792	+30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$357.22 R$1,808.43	$340.23 RSD35,559	-4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.92 R$1,204.46	$248.38 RSD25,959	+4.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.99 R$313.85	$130.61 RSD13,650	+110.7%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 15.8% less for childcare

	Brazil	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$316.73 R$1,603.45	$258.66 RSD27,033	-18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,251.15 R$41,771.44	$7,159.32 RSD748K	-13.2%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 R$10.12	$2.55 RSD267	+27.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 R$10.23	$1.92 RSD200	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 R$12.44	$4.33 RSD453	+76.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.59 R$134.59	$29.21 RSD3,053	+9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 R$36.30	$5.57 RSD582	-22.3%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 28.9% more for clothing

	Brazil	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.36 R$275.19	$82.25 RSD8,596	+51.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.01 R$253.16	$45.18 RSD4,721	-9.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.76 R$444.28	$105.67 RSD11,044	+20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.90 R$353.85	$117.40 RSD12,270	+68.0%
Average			+28.9%

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