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Serbia vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 26.6% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.6% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 7.3% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 0.5% less in Serbia
Housing: pay 26.5% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 29.6% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 39.1% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 82.6% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP411.58	$8.22 RSD822	+25.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP442.46	$9.48 RSD948	+34.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.93	$2.10 RSD210	+126.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.72	$1.47 RSD147	+144.3%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 7.3% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP90.24	$0.74 RSD74	-48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.95	$4.66 RSD466	+50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP283.01	$5.09 RSD509	+12.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP109.04	$2.41 RSD241	+38.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.55	$3.02 RSD302	+37.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.56	$0.56 RSD56	-52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.31	$0.83 RSD83	+124.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.57	$0.75 RSD75	-31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP44.03	$0.98 RSD98	+39.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP42.11	$0.45 RSD45	-32.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.20	$0.42 RSD42	-56.7%
Average			+7.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.5% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP290.23	$6.88 RSD688	+48.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,959.07	$30.31 RSD3,031	-3.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,728,059.40	$30,955.44 RSD3,095,668	+12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,284.36	$8.27 RSD827	-59.6%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 26.5% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,991.85	$26.24 RSD2,625	-17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP31,065.74	$412.90 RSD41,292	-16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,084.37	$302.98 RSD30,299	-14.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,120.20	$126.67 RSD12,668	+154.3%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 29.6% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,721.53	$270.33 RSD27,034	+33.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP327,797.10	$6,594.36 RSD659,463	+26.0%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP150.14	$2.49 RSD249	+3.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.94	$2.03 RSD203	+5.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.86	$4.41 RSD441	-2.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,770.84	$32.25 RSD3,225	+14.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP390.62	$5.47 RSD547	-12.3%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 39.1% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,797.01	$78.65 RSD7,865	+76.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,743.09	$49.57 RSD4,957	+13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,750.57	$107.57 RSD10,758	+41.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,888.08	$117.74 RSD11,775	+25.3%
Average			+39.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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