Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 37.2% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.29
|
$5.30
RSD580
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.03
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.39
|
$2.79
RSD305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$3.92
RSD428
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.33
|
$2.61
RSD286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.57
|
$5.90
RSD646
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.23
|
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,826.46
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.38
|
$6.51
RSD712
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.36
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€715.29
|
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€534.52
|
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.85
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
|
pay 29.7% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€306.28
|
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,531.57
|
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$1.82
RSD199
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.19
|
$1.30
RSD142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.90
|
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.42
|
$4.52
RSD495
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.37
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.70
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.31
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.48
|
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
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