Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 44.4% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.76
|
$5.30
RSD577
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.82
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.41
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$0.89
RSD96
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
Finland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$3.92
RSD426
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$2.61
RSD284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 47.3% less for transportation
Finland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.27
|
$5.90
RSD642
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.90
|
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,451.82
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.24
|
$6.51
RSD708
|
|
pay 36.9% less for housing
Finland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.38
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€691.39
|
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.58
|
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.48
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
|
pay 36.6% less for childcare
Finland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.75
|
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,366.03
|
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
|
pay 65.8% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$1.82
RSD198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$1.30
RSD141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.25
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.82
|
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.10
|
$4.52
RSD492
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Finland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.74
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.69
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.59
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.50
|
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
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