Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 47.7% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Germany, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$5.30
RSD582
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
Germany
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$2.79
RSD306
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$3.92
RSD430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
Germany
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$5.90
RSD648
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$6.51
RSD714
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
|
pay 49.7% less for childcare
Germany
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$4.52
RSD497
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Germany
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
|
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