Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 25.2% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 31.2% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.60
€9.00
|
$5.30
RSD582
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
€1.54
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.35
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
€4.22
|
$2.79
RSD306
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.69
|
$3.92
RSD430
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
€0.26
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
€0.25
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.57
€6.16
|
$5.90
RSD648
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.24
€28.36
|
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,112.58
€21,676.50
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.67
€6.25
|
$6.51
RSD714
|
|
pay 15.6% less for housing
Lithuania
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.14
€12.32
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$411.89
€386.30
|
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.97
€271.01
|
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.55
€137.44
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
|
pay 29.6% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.36
€373.61
|
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,476.89
€6,074.46
|
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.77
€3.53
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
€2.49
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.04
€32.86
|
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$4.52
RSD497
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.17
€73.31
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.64
€40.93
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
€73.69
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€108.16
|
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
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