Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 35.3% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Italy, you would:
pay 36.6% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.26
|
$6.66
RSD704
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.18
|
$7.11
RSD751
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.26
|
$1.39
RSD147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.09
|
$1.04
RSD110
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.85
|
$0.67
RSD71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.15
|
$3.27
RSD345
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.04
|
$4.58
RSD484
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.08
|
$2.24
RSD237
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.52
|
$2.77
RSD292
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.86
|
$0.44
RSD47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.71
RSD75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.90
|
$0.67
RSD71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.15
|
$0.79
RSD84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.68
|
$0.38
RSD40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.63
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.61
|
$6.36
RSD672
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€34.50
|
$26.61
RSD2,813
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,349.72
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,819,289
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.64
|
$6.78
RSD716
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€26.95
|
$21.79
RSD2,303
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€596.11
|
$289.12
RSD30,559
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€455.57
|
$208.18
RSD22,003
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€143.46
|
$111.12
RSD11,745
|
|
pay 48.1% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€468.56
|
$219.93
RSD23,245
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,675.91
|
$5,902.44
RSD623,858
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.48
|
$1.96
RSD207
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.51
|
$1.54
RSD163
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.56
|
$3.59
RSD380
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€47.29
|
$24.04
RSD2,541
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.58
|
$4.51
RSD477
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€69.25
|
$63.85
RSD6,748
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€30.72
|
$34.98
RSD3,697
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€75.85
|
$88.04
RSD9,305
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€104.23
|
$94.98
RSD10,039
|
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