Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 6.1% more expensive than Bulgaria.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Bulgaria, you would:
pay 7.1% less for restaurants
|
Bulgaria
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
BGN15.08
|
$5.30
RSD580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
BGN11.78
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
BGN2.05
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BGN1.42
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 21.8% less for groceries
|
Bulgaria
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
BGN1.56
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
BGN7.08
|
$2.79
RSD305
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
BGN9.31
|
$3.92
RSD428
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
BGN4.51
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
BGN4.81
|
$2.61
RSD286
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.60
BGN1.09
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.34
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BGN1.08
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
BGN1.61
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.64
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
BGN0.63
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
|
Bulgaria
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.97
BGN10.90
|
$5.90
RSD646
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
BGN42.55
|
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,602.60
BGN35,786.12
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.25
BGN9.58
|
$6.51
RSD712
|
|
pay 16.5% more for housing
|
Bulgaria
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.02
BGN21.95
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.22
BGN471.41
|
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.85
BGN342.94
|
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.84
BGN158.54
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
|
pay 35.4% more for childcare
|
Bulgaria
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$233.94
BGN427.07
|
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,240.59
BGN5,915.95
|
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
|
pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bulgaria
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
BGN2.72
|
$1.82
RSD199
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
BGN2.65
|
$1.30
RSD142
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
BGN5.93
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.44
BGN42.79
|
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
BGN10.63
|
$4.52
RSD495
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
|
Bulgaria
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.50
BGN84.90
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.35
BGN49.93
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.67
BGN125.37
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.55
BGN117.84
|
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
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