Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 59.0% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 5.1% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 97.9% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 49.7% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 56.9% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 70.9% more in Serbia

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

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Serbia vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.66 IDR29,880.08	$8.70 RSD909	+425.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.14 IDR56,683.37	$9.63 RSD1,006	+206.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 IDR9,894.46	$2.05 RSD215	+274.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR4,993.13	$1.58 RSD165	+469.7%
Average			+324.2%

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pay 5.1% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 IDR21,212.95	$0.78 RSD81	-33.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.68 IDR84,441.47	$4.54 RSD475	-2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 IDR85,268.98	$4.83 RSD505	+2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 IDR27,905.81	$2.32 RSD242	+50.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 IDR24,551.95	$2.82 RSD295	+107.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 IDR19,962.89	$0.56 RSD58	-49.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,867.37	$0.78 RSD81	+29.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR14,582.50	$0.72 RSD75	-11.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR9,926.34	$1.00 RSD104	+81.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR10,015.45	$0.41 RSD43	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 IDR16,769.53	$0.32 RSD34	-65.1%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 97.9% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.99 IDR53,995.28	$6.92 RSD724	+131.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.36 IDR187K	$25.68 RSD2,684	+147.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.54 IDR418M	$29,965.17 RSD3M	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.87 IDR69,953.06	$9.06 RSD947	+133.9%
Average			+97.9%

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pay 49.7% more for housing

	Indonesia	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.77 IDR357K	$26.71 RSD2,792	+35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.41 IDR5M	$340.23 RSD35,559	+21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.85 IDR3M	$248.38 RSD25,959	+51.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.89 IDR901K	$130.61 RSD13,650	+161.8%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 56.9% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.24 IDR2M	$258.66 RSD27,033	+95.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,685.47 IDR103M	$7,159.32 RSD748K	+25.9%
Average			+56.9%

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pay 39.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 IDR43,579.31	$2.55 RSD267	+5.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 IDR27,741.06	$1.92 RSD200	+24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 IDR43,014.40	$4.33 RSD453	+81.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.79 IDR411K	$29.21 RSD3,053	+28.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.03 IDR54,642.27	$5.57 RSD582	+83.9%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 70.9% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.46 IDR766K	$82.25 RSD8,596	+93.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.22 IDR491K	$45.18 RSD4,721	+66.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.72 IDR1M	$105.67 RSD11,044	+47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.24 IDR1M	$117.40 RSD12,270	+80.0%
Average			+70.9%

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