Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 59.7% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 57.1% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$5.30
RSD577
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.89
RSD96
|
|
pay 58.4% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$3.92
RSD426
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$2.61
RSD284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 46.5% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$5.90
RSD642
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$6.51
RSD708
|
|
pay 68.0% less for housing
Jersey
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
|
pay 72.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$1.82
RSD198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$1.30
RSD141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$4.52
RSD492
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Serbia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
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