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Serbia vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 91.6% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 56.1% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Serbia
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 72.2% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.8% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 82.8% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 KGS433.33	$8.22 RSD820	+66.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 KGS625.00	$9.48 RSD945	+32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS62.22	$2.10 RSD209	+194.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 KGS33.53	$1.47 RSD147	+283.8%
Average			+144.2%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.1% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.35 KGS30.46	$0.74 RSD74	+112.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 KGS301.80	$4.66 RSD464	+35.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.24	$5.09 RSD507	+42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 KGS141.14	$2.41 RSD240	+49.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 KGS161.84	$3.02 RSD301	+63.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 KGS30.30	$0.56 RSD56	+61.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS61.66	$0.83 RSD83	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 KGS84.93	$0.75 RSD75	-22.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 KGS46.49	$0.98 RSD98	+84.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.44	$0.45 RSD45	+76.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.43	$0.42 RSD41	+97.4%
Average			+56.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 KGS270.13	$6.88 RSD686	+122.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	$30.31 RSD3,022	+156.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	$30,955.44 RSD3,085,687	+2.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.17 KGS277.00	$8.27 RSD825	+161.2%
Average			+110.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.52 KGS832.78	$26.24 RSD2,616	+175.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	$412.90 RSD41,158	+12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	$302.98 RSD30,202	+16.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	$126.67 RSD12,627	+297.9%
Average			+125.6%

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pay 72.2% more for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	$270.33 RSD26,947	+59.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	$6,594.36 RSD657,337	+84.8%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.30 KGS113.33	$2.49 RSD248	+92.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 KGS173.21	$2.03 RSD202	+2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KGS165.00	$4.41 RSD440	+133.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	$32.25 RSD3,214	-12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 KGS360.00	$5.47 RSD545	+32.8%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 82.8% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	$78.65 RSD7,840	+167.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	$49.57 RSD4,941	+33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	$107.57 RSD10,723	+40.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	$117.74 RSD11,737	+90.1%
Average			+82.8%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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