Cost of living comparison

Denmark

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Denmark Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 53.9% cheaper than Denmark overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% less in Serbia
Groceries: pay 54.2% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 47.0% less in Serbia
Housing: pay 63.4% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 29.0% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.9% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 18.4% less in Serbia

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and childcare are lower in Serbia.

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Serbia vs. Denmark Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.5% less for restaurants

	Denmark	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.73 DKK138.82	$8.70 RSD916	-58.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.74 DKK92.01	$9.63 RSD1,013	-29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.88 DKK25.98	$2.05 RSD216	-47.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.06 DKK20.50	$1.58 RSD166	-48.5%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 54.2% less for groceries

	Denmark	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 DKK22.66	$0.78 RSD82	-77.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 DKK47.59	$4.54 RSD478	-36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 DKK51.06	$4.83 RSD508	-36.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.86 DKK32.55	$2.32 RSD244	-52.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.50 DKK36.83	$2.82 RSD297	-48.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 DKK9.27	$0.56 RSD59	-59.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.33 DKK8.94	$0.78 RSD82	-41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 DKK10.85	$0.72 RSD75	-55.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 DKK13.74	$1.00 RSD105	-51.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 DKK6.44	$0.41 RSD44	-57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 DKK5.77	$0.32 RSD34	-62.4%
Average			-54.2%

Denmark vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 47.0% less for transportation

	Denmark	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.78 DKK58.80	$6.92 RSD729	-21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.81 DKK608.21	$25.68 RSD2,703	-71.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,082.02 DKK329K	$29,965.17 RSD3M	-38.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.81 DKK146.05	$9.06 RSD954	-58.4%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 63.4% less for housing

	Denmark	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.53 DKK258.04	$26.71 RSD2,812	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,094.37 DKK7,329.41	$340.23 RSD35,810	-68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$864.45 DKK5,789.57	$248.38 RSD26,143	-71.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.64 DKK995.52	$130.61 RSD13,747	-12.1%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 29.0% less for childcare

	Denmark	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$546.22 DKK3,658.29	$258.66 RSD27,225	-52.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,716.94 DKK44,986.04	$7,159.32 RSD754K	+6.6%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 60.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Denmark	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.87 DKK52.72	$2.55 RSD268	-67.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 DKK41.90	$1.92 RSD202	-69.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.31 DKK62.33	$4.33 RSD456	-53.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.88 DKK293.86	$29.21 RSD3,074	-33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.38 DKK123.10	$5.57 RSD586	-69.7%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 18.4% less for clothing

	Denmark	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.11 DKK703.94	$82.25 RSD8,657	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DKK305.40	$45.18 RSD4,755	-0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.67 DKK828.25	$105.67 RSD11,122	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$175.51 DKK1,175.47	$117.40 RSD12,357	-33.1%
Average			-18.4%

Denmark vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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