Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 50.2% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.32
|
$5.30
RSD575
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
$5.28
RSD572
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.88
|
$1.26
RSD136
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.89
RSD96
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
$0.57
RSD61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€3.97
|
$2.79
RSD302
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.37
|
$3.92
RSD425
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.57
|
$2.61
RSD283
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.37
RSD40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$0.58
RSD63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.04
|
$5.90
RSD640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€104.77
|
$28.69
RSD3,112
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,044,953
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.79
|
$6.51
RSD706
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Ireland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
$19.75
RSD2,142
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
$243.04
RSD26,358
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
$166.63
RSD18,071
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
$103.25
RSD11,197
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€823.08
|
$141.48
RSD15,344
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
$6,814.10
RSD739,009
|
|
pay 66.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.09
|
$1.82
RSD198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$1.30
RSD141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
$3.43
RSD372
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.20
|
$22.05
RSD2,391
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.59
|
$4.52
RSD490
|
|
pay 20.3% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
$51.11
RSD5,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
$26.42
RSD2,865
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
$76.82
RSD8,331
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.35
|
$81.70
RSD8,860
|
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