Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 27.8% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 17.6% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.35
|
$5.30
RSD577
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.73
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.89
RSD96
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.25
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.49
|
$3.92
RSD426
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$2.61
RSD284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.45
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.29
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.80
|
$5.90
RSD642
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.63
|
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€19,909.58
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$6.51
RSD708
|
|
pay 23.3% less for housing
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.69
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€317.95
|
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€229.52
|
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€185.66
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€242.83
|
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,264.14
|
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.73
|
$1.82
RSD198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$1.30
RSD141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.23
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.06
|
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.02
|
$4.52
RSD492
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.59
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.57
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€69.69
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.14
|
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
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