Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 22.4% cheaper than Greece overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1% more in Serbia
- Groceries
-
pay 23.8% less in Serbia
- Transportation
-
pay 27.1% less in Serbia
- Housing
-
pay 33.8% less in Serbia
- Childcare
-
pay 28.7% less in Serbia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.0% less in Serbia
- Clothing
-
pay 0.2% less in Serbia
Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Serbia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Greece, you would:
pay 2.1% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€11.18
|
$7.13
RSD709
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€7.73
|
$7.64
RSD760
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.76
|
$1.60
RSD160
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.51
|
$1.16
RSD115
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.13
|
$0.70
RSD70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.35
|
$3.97
RSD395
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.09
|
$4.84
RSD482
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.42
|
$2.39
RSD237
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€3.59
|
$2.93
RSD292
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.48
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.72
|
$0.75
RSD75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.49
|
$0.64
RSD64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.81
RSD81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.44
|
$0.46
RSD46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.48
|
$0.43
RSD43
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€6.41
|
$6.22
RSD619
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€34.12
|
$23.52
RSD2,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€24,040.74
|
$28,112.26
RSD2,797,546
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€11.73
|
$7.11
RSD707
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€27.86
|
$23.16
RSD2,305
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€445.18
|
$353.21
RSD35,149
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€332.98
|
$242.83
RSD24,165
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€149.15
|
$113.86
RSD11,331
|
|
pay 28.7% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€350.73
|
$238.41
RSD23,725
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€5,376.33
|
$5,379.39
RSD535,322
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€3.74
|
$2.03
RSD202
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€2.96
|
$1.68
RSD167
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.20
|
$3.80
RSD378
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€41.37
|
$25.78
RSD2,565
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€7.49
|
$4.53
RSD450
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€71.01
|
$73.17
RSD7,281
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€32.12
|
$35.45
RSD3,528
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€70.59
|
$92.31
RSD9,186
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€79.31
|
$99.77
RSD9,928
|
|
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