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Serbia vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 44.9% more expensive than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 13.6% less in Serbia
Housing: pay 32.0% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 58.7% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.5% more in Serbia

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Serbia are more expensive than in Burundi. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Burundi	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 BIF8,032	$8.22 RSD832	+203.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.85 BIF11,408	$9.48 RSD959	+146.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 BIF5,042	$2.10 RSD212	+23.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 BIF3,282	$1.47 RSD149	+33.0%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Burundi	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 BIF4,045	$0.74 RSD75	-45.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 BIF15,275	$4.66 RSD471	-9.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.10 BIF9,185	$5.09 RSD515	+64.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 BIF10,076	$2.41 RSD244	-29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 BIF13,270	$3.02 RSD306	-32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.66 BIF7,893	$0.56 RSD57	-78.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.83 RSD84	+279.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BIF2,324	$0.75 RSD76	-4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BIF1,793	$0.98 RSD99	+61.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.45 RSD46	+106.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BIF783	$0.42 RSD42	+57.6%
Average			+33.5%

Burundi vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6% less for transportation

	Burundi	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 BIF15,194	$6.88 RSD696	+34.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 BIF88,980	$30.31 RSD3,068	+1.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.83 BIF103,292	$8.27 RSD837	-76.2%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 32.0% more for housing

	Burundi	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.81 BIF204,095	$26.24 RSD2,656	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	$412.90 RSD41,785	-14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.14 BIF329,631	$302.98 RSD30,661	+172.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$126.67 RSD12,819
Average			+32.0%

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pay 58.7% more for childcare

	Burundi	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.93 BIF314,185	$270.33 RSD27,357	+155.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	-37.7%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 BIF7,038	$2.49 RSD252	+4.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 BIF10,175	$2.03 RSD205	-40.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 BIF7,193	$4.41 RSD447	+82.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.12 BIF80,431	$32.25 RSD3,263	+18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.69 BIF5,027	$5.47 RSD553	+222.7%
Average			+57.5%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$78.65 RSD7,959
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$49.57 RSD5,016
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$107.57 RSD10,886
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$117.74 RSD11,915

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