Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 38.5% cheaper than Kansas.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Kansas, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Kansas
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.43
|
$5.30
RSD576
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
|
$5.28
RSD574
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
|
$0.89
RSD96
|
|
pay 49.0% less for groceries
Kansas
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.76
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.95
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
|
$3.92
RSD426
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.02
|
$2.61
RSD284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Kansas
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.07
|
$5.90
RSD642
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.57
|
$28.69
RSD3,120
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,141.43
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,050,534
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.23
|
$6.51
RSD707
|
|
pay 63.1% less for housing
Kansas
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.37
|
$19.75
RSD2,148
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$897.51
|
$243.04
RSD26,430
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$757.86
|
$166.63
RSD18,121
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.46
|
$103.25
RSD11,228
|
|
pay 51.7% less for childcare
Kansas
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.33
|
$141.48
RSD15,386
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,433.33
|
$6,814.10
RSD741,026
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kansas
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
|
$1.82
RSD198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$1.30
RSD141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.54
|
$3.43
RSD373
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.31
|
$22.05
RSD2,397
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.57
|
$4.52
RSD492
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Kansas
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.64
|
$51.11
RSD5,558
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
|
$26.42
RSD2,873
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.88
|
$76.82
RSD8,354
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.69
|
$81.70
RSD8,884
|
|
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