Cost of living comparison

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Serbia vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 8.3 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 30.1% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 4.9 times more in Serbia
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 44.4 times more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 23.9% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8% more for restaurants

	Gambia	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.76 GMD496.62	$8.22 RSD846	+21.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.17 GMD600.14	$9.48 RSD975	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 GMD179.86	$2.10 RSD216	-14.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 GMD112.77	$1.47 RSD151	-4.1%
Average			+4.8%

Gambia vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.1% more for groceries

	Gambia	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 GMD38.49	$0.74 RSD76	+41.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$4.66 RSD479	+53.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$5.09 RSD524	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$2.41 RSD248	+25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$3.02 RSD311	+146.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$0.56 RSD58	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.83 RSD86	+48.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$0.75 RSD77	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.98 RSD101	+59.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.45 RSD47	+11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.42 RSD43	-5.3%
Average			+30.1%

Gambia vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.9 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$6.88 RSD708	+72.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$30.31 RSD3,119	+362.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$30,955.44 RSD3M	+1074.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.74 GMD422.13	$8.27 RSD851	+44.1%
Average			+388.4%

Gambia vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Gambia	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$26.24 RSD2,700	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$412.90 RSD42,482	+302.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.13 GMD3,757.77	$302.98 RSD31,173	+492.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$126.67 RSD13,033	+444.8%
Average			+299.6%

Gambia vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

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pay 44.4 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$270.33 RSD27,814	+3900.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$6,594.36 RSD678K	+4779.8%
Average			+4340.4%

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pay 35.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.70 GMD345.33	$2.49 RSD256	-47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 GMD224.48	$2.03 RSD209	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$4.41 RSD454	+161.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$32.25 RSD3,318	+36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$5.47 RSD563	+61.9%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 23.9% more for clothing

	Gambia	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$78.65 RSD8,092	+40.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$49.57 RSD5,100	+11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$107.57 RSD11,068	+8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$117.74 RSD12,114	+35.4%
Average			+23.9%

Gambia vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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