Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 72.8% more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 91.1% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES394.89
|
$5.30
RSD582
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES512.70
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.34
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.00
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
Kenya
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES56.65
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES430.63
|
$2.79
RSD306
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES341.54
|
$3.92
RSD430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES187.17
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES295.50
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES75.77
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.08
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES84.76
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.39
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.36
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.99
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Kenya
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES509.38
|
$5.90
RSD648
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,276.92
|
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,255,834.32
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,281.18
|
$6.51
RSD714
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,155.38
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,275.80
|
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,251.62
|
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,132.05
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
|
pay 20.9% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,665.24
|
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES685,643.67
|
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
|
pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES232.35
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES176.30
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES231.33
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,300.64
|
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES632.01
|
$4.52
RSD497
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,566.35
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,592.79
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,388.13
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,502.44
|
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
|
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