Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 30.4% cheaper than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 24.8% less for restaurants
|
Czech Republic
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.89
|
$5.30
RSD583
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč180.00
|
$5.28
RSD581
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.19
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.42
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.16
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč123.35
|
$2.79
RSD307
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč87.24
|
$3.92
RSD431
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč55.18
|
$1.96
RSD216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.43
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.51
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.82
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.37
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.94
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.46
|
$0.30
RSD33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.79
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč180.28
|
$5.90
RSD649
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč488.55
|
$28.69
RSD3,158
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč595,341.01
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,075,088
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč283.92
|
$6.51
RSD716
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč494.86
|
$19.75
RSD2,173
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,638.93
|
$243.04
RSD26,747
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,695.22
|
$166.63
RSD18,338
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,731.91
|
$103.25
RSD11,362
|
|
pay 39.0% less for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,993.50
|
$141.48
RSD15,570
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč203,133.96
|
$6,814.10
RSD749,900
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.73
|
$1.82
RSD201
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.66
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč140.00
|
$3.43
RSD378
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,053.88
|
$22.05
RSD2,426
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč198.02
|
$4.52
RSD498
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,820.00
|
$51.11
RSD5,625
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč892.45
|
$26.42
RSD2,907
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč2,008.38
|
$76.82
RSD8,454
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,355.88
|
$81.70
RSD8,991
|
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