Cost of living comparison

Kenya

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 49.5% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 24.5% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 12.6% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 73.6% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 3.6% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Serbia

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and childcare in Serbia are more expensive than in Kenya. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

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Serbia vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Kenya, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kenya	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 KES514.56	$8.70 RSD919	+119.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.49 KES843.31	$9.63 RSD1,016	+48.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 KES74.75	$2.05 RSD217	+256.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 KES73.61	$1.58 RSD166	+178.2%
Average			+105.8%

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pay 24.5% more for groceries

	Kenya	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 KES73.48	$0.78 RSD82	+37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 KES655.03	$4.54 RSD480	-9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 KES365.03	$4.83 RSD510	+71.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 KES218.76	$2.32 RSD245	+37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.61 KES338.59	$2.82 RSD298	+8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.14 KES147.97	$0.56 RSD59	-50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 KES55.17	$0.78 RSD82	+83.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 KES81.97	$0.72 RSD76	+13.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 KES43.60	$1.00 RSD105	+197.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 KES43.06	$0.41 RSD44	+24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 KES45.57	$0.32 RSD34	-7.5%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 12.6% more for transportation

	Kenya	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.72 KES743.50	$6.92 RSD731	+21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.03 KES3,902.10	$25.68 RSD2,711	-14.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,967.15 KES3M	$29,965.17 RSD3M	+50.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.32 KES1,600.86	$9.06 RSD957	-26.4%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 73.6% more for housing

	Kenya	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.50 KES4,353.50	$26.71 RSD2,821	-20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.27 KES27,065.00	$340.23 RSD35,923	+63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.35 KES21,226.71	$248.38 RSD26,225	+52.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.61 KES4,497.19	$130.61 RSD13,790	+277.4%
Average			+73.6%

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pay 3.6% more for childcare

	Kenya	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.67 KES21,788.95	$258.66 RSD27,310	+54.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,284.02 KES1M	$7,159.32 RSD756K	-30.4%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Kenya	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 KES278.72	$2.55 RSD269	+18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.44 KES317.43	$1.92 RSD202	-21.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.21 KES417.73	$4.33 RSD458	+34.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.05 KES4,164.74	$29.21 RSD3,084	-8.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.52 KES1,107.74	$5.57 RSD588	-34.7%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Kenya	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.22 KES2,108.28	$82.25 RSD8,684	+406.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.38 KES2,649.03	$45.18 RSD4,770	+121.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.38 KES4,597.28	$105.67 RSD11,157	+198.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.71 KES4,640.69	$117.40 RSD12,396	+228.8%
Average			+224.1%

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