Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 3.7 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Libya, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$5.30
RSD582
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 30.5% more for groceries
Libya
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.790
|
$2.79
RSD306
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$3.92
RSD430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.400
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$5.90
RSD648
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.060
|
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,189.200
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.060
|
$6.51
RSD714
|
|
pay 85.1% more for housing
Libya
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.030
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD795.100
|
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.790
|
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD143.000
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.770
|
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,861.460
|
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
|
pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.330
|
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.410
|
$4.52
RSD497
|
|
pay 46.7% more for clothing
Libya
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.950
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.250
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.040
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.290
|
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
|
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