Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 45.0% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.95
|
$6.66
RSD728
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.04
|
$1.39
RSD152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$1.04
RSD114
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.99
|
$3.27
RSD357
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.64
|
$4.58
RSD500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$2.77
RSD302
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.67
RSD74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$0.79
RSD86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.38
RSD42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.75
|
$6.36
RSD695
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.76
|
$26.61
RSD2,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,915,208
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.41
|
$6.78
RSD741
|
|
pay 62.2% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
$21.79
RSD2,382
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
$289.12
RSD31,599
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
$208.18
RSD22,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
$111.12
RSD12,144
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
$219.93
RSD24,036
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
$5,902.44
RSD645,083
|
|
pay 65.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.61
|
$1.96
RSD214
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.52
|
$1.54
RSD169
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.41
|
$24.04
RSD2,628
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.39
|
$4.51
RSD493
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
$63.85
RSD6,978
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
$34.98
RSD3,823
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
$88.04
RSD9,622
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.86
|
$94.98
RSD10,381
|
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