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Serbia vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 41.1% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 4.8% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 70.2% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 41.5% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 54.6% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.4% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 14.3% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$8.22 RSD832	+93.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$9.48 RSD959	+45.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$2.10 RSD212	+244.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$1.47 RSD149	+159.7%
Average			+135.8%

Ethiopia vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.8% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$0.74 RSD75	-41.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$4.66 RSD471	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$5.09 RSD515	-6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$2.41 RSD244	+5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$3.02 RSD306	-47.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$0.56 RSD57	-81.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.83 RSD84	+93.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.75 RSD76	-29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.98 RSD99	+141.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.45 RSD46	+64.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.42 RSD42	-54.1%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 70.2% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$6.88 RSD696	+43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$30.31 RSD3,068	+152.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	-43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$8.27 RSD837	+128.9%
Average			+70.2%

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pay 41.5% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$26.24 RSD2,656	-79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$412.90 RSD41,785	-49.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$302.98 RSD30,661	-40.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$126.67 RSD12,819	+3.9%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 54.6% more for childcare

	Ethiopia	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$270.33 RSD27,357	+187.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	-78.2%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 49.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$2.49 RSD252	+176.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$2.03 RSD205	+86.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$4.41 RSD447	-13.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$32.25 RSD3,263	-48.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$5.47 RSD553	+45.8%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 14.3% more for clothing

	Ethiopia	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$78.65 RSD7,959	+74.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$49.57 RSD5,016	-34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$107.57 RSD10,886	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$117.74 RSD11,915	+2.3%
Average			+14.3%

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