Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 56.9% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 78.6% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.58
KGS405.77
|
$5.30
RSD577
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.93
KGS348.71
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KGS51.79
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
KGS31.53
|
$0.89
RSD96
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KGS33.88
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
KGS336.28
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
KGS249.44
|
$3.92
RSD426
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
KGS138.89
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.12
KGS188.14
|
$2.61
RSD284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
KGS37.13
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
KGS63.72
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
KGS78.95
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
KGS61.74
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
KGS19.10
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
KGS16.99
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
KGS246.61
|
$5.90
RSD642
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.29
KGS557.94
|
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,116.96
KGS1,784,014.62
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.32
KGS205.42
|
$6.51
RSD708
|
|
pay 76.8% more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.23
KGS1,084.29
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$319.03
KGS28,292.21
|
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.18
KGS15,889.64
|
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.42
KGS2,431.55
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
|
pay 3.4% less for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.84
KGS12,490.26
|
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
KGS651,081.01
|
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
|
pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
KGS121.73
|
$1.82
RSD198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.44
KGS127.93
|
$1.30
RSD141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.40
KGS124.27
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.47
KGS2,879.55
|
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.15
KGS278.97
|
$4.52
RSD492
|
|
pay 41.2% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.31
KGS1,978.15
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
KGS3,051.00
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.28
KGS5,523.05
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.31
KGS5,348.34
|
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
|
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