Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 42.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$5.30
RSD582
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$2.79
RSD306
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$3.92
RSD430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$5.90
RSD648
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$6.51
RSD714
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
|
pay 47.0% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$4.52
RSD497
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
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