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Serbia vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 18.2% more expensive than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 13.0% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 16.0% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 49.5% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 13.8% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.8% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 52.4% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.5% more for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.56 BGN16.12	$8.22 RSD832	-14.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.87 BGN14.96	$9.48 RSD959	+6.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 BGN2.24	$2.10 RSD212	+57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 BGN1.48	$1.47 RSD149	+67.4%
Average			+29.5%

Bulgaria vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.0% less for groceries

	Bulgaria	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BGN1.58	$0.74 RSD75	-21.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 BGN8.22	$4.66 RSD471	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 BGN11.23	$5.09 RSD515	-23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.11	$2.41 RSD244	-20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 BGN5.68	$3.02 RSD306	-10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 BGN1.22	$0.56 RSD57	-22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.47	$0.83 RSD84	-4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BGN1.38	$0.75 RSD76	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 BGN1.76	$0.98 RSD99	-6.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.86	$0.45 RSD46	-10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.78	$0.42 RSD42	-10.6%
Average			-13.0%

Bulgaria vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.0% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 BGN9.80	$6.88 RSD696	+18.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.91 BGN40.31	$30.31 RSD3,068	+26.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,585.27 BGN53,244.87	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.84 BGN11.54	$8.27 RSD837	+20.9%
Average			+16.0%

Bulgaria vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.5% more for housing

	Bulgaria	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.13 BGN22.14	$26.24 RSD2,656	+99.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.09 BGN583.42	$412.90 RSD41,785	+19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.92 BGN433.11	$302.98 RSD30,661	+17.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.57 BGN132.45	$126.67 RSD12,819	+61.2%
Average			+49.5%

Bulgaria vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

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pay 13.8% less for childcare

	Bulgaria	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$357.15 BGN602.06	$270.33 RSD27,357	-24.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,826.38 BGN11,507.57	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	-3.4%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 6.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 BGN3.12	$2.49 RSD252	+34.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 BGN3.35	$2.03 RSD205	+2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 BGN6.15	$4.41 RSD447	+21.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.65 BGN53.35	$32.25 RSD3,263	+1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.37 BGN12.42	$5.47 RSD553	-25.7%
Average			+6.8%

Bulgaria vs. Serbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 52.4% more for clothing

	Bulgaria	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.07 BGN82.71	$78.65 RSD7,959	+60.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.91 BGN48.74	$49.57 RSD5,016	+71.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.15 BGN141.86	$107.57 RSD10,886	+27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.49 BGN132.31	$117.74 RSD11,915	+50.0%
Average			+52.4%

Bulgaria vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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