Cost of living comparison

Georgia

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 4.1% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 0.8% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 55.5% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 7.5% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 29.1% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Serbia

The cost of transportation, childcare, clothing, and restaurants in Serbia are more expensive than in Georgia. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Serbia.

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Serbia vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9% more for restaurants

	Georgia	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.33 GEL29.34	$8.70 RSD913	-23.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.10 GEL26.16	$9.63 RSD1,010	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 GEL3.04	$2.05 RSD215	+75.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 GEL1.39	$1.58 RSD165	+193.4%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 0.8% less for groceries

	Georgia	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 GEL1.67	$0.78 RSD82	+20.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.12 GEL10.66	$4.54 RSD477	+10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.60 GEL19.67	$4.83 RSD507	-36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 GEL6.57	$2.32 RSD243	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 GEL7.27	$2.82 RSD296	+0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 GEL1.62	$0.56 RSD59	-10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 GEL2.07	$0.78 RSD82	-2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 GEL1.85	$0.72 RSD75	+0.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 GEL2.27	$1.00 RSD105	+13.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 GEL0.97	$0.41 RSD43	+10.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 GEL0.79	$0.32 RSD34	+6.5%
Average			-0.8%

Georgia vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.5% more for transportation

	Georgia	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.29 GEL13.71	$6.92 RSD726	+30.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.61 GEL30.07	$25.68 RSD2,694	+121.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,647.09 GEL53,475.96	$29,965.17 RSD3M	+45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.23 GEL16.13	$9.06 RSD951	+45.5%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 7.5% less for housing

	Georgia	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL40.71	$26.71 RSD2,803	+69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.85 GEL1,154.74	$340.23 RSD35,700	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.09 GEL844.57	$248.38 RSD26,063	-23.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.77 GEL159.99	$130.61 RSD13,705	+111.4%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 29.1% more for childcare

	Georgia	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.66 GEL638.84	$258.66 RSD27,141	+4.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,502.61 GEL11,661.76	$7,159.32 RSD751K	+59.0%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 GEL5.72	$2.55 RSD268	+15.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 GEL8.33	$1.92 RSD201	-40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 GEL8.41	$4.33 RSD455	+33.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 GEL124.70	$29.21 RSD3,065	-39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.06 GEL15.69	$5.57 RSD584	-8.1%
Average			-17.5%

Georgia vs. Serbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Georgia	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.30 GEL210.56	$82.25 RSD8,630	+1.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.75 GEL102.94	$45.18 RSD4,740	+13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.51 GEL291.39	$105.67 RSD11,088	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.67 GEL276.27	$117.40 RSD12,319	+10.1%
Average			+4.4%

Georgia vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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