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Serbia vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 13.3% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.0% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 12.2% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 17.8% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 9.6% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 2.5% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 68.2% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.0% more for restaurants

	Chile	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$8.22 RSD832	+0.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$9.48 RSD959	+29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$2.10 RSD212	+51.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$1.47 RSD149	+26.8%
Average			+27.0%

Chile vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.2% less for groceries

	Chile	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$0.74 RSD75	-53.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$4.66 RSD471	-9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$5.09 RSD515	+15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$2.41 RSD244	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$3.02 RSD306	+8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$0.56 RSD57	-31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$0.83 RSD84	+8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$0.75 RSD76	-8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$0.98 RSD99	+28.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$0.45 RSD46	-24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.42 RSD42	-38.5%
Average			-12.2%

Chile vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.8% more for transportation

	Chile	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$6.88 RSD696	+32.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.8000	$30.31 RSD3,068	-10.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF396.3700	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	+84.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$8.27 RSD837	-35.3%
Average			+17.8%

Chile vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.6% more for housing

	Chile	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$26.24 RSD2,656	+14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9900	$412.90 RSD41,785	-11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6900	$302.98 RSD30,661	-17.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9700	$126.67 RSD12,819	+52.0%
Average			+9.6%

Chile vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5% more for childcare

	Chile	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7600	$270.33 RSD27,357	-17.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF127.2400	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	+22.6%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$2.49 RSD252	-17.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$2.03 RSD205	-29.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$4.41 RSD447	-14.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9700	$32.25 RSD3,263	-21.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$5.47 RSD553	-15.8%
Average			-19.7%

Chile vs. Serbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 68.2% more for clothing

	Chile	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0500	$78.65 RSD7,959	+76.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	$49.57 RSD5,016	+74.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5100	$107.57 RSD10,886	+68.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8100	$117.74 RSD11,915	+53.5%
Average			+68.2%

Chile vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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