Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 29.0% cheaper than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.2% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 34.7% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 7.7% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 58.1% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 82.6% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.8% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 50.6% more in Serbia

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Serbia are more expensive than in Maldives. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Serbia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Serbia.

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Serbia vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.2% more for restaurants

	Maldives	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$8.70 RSD916	+45.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.88	$9.63 RSD1,013	+0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$2.05 RSD216	+26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$1.58 RSD166	+430.5%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 34.7% less for groceries

	Maldives	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$0.78 RSD82	-53.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.75	$4.54 RSD478	+30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.52	$4.83 RSD508	-29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.89	$2.32 RSD244	+24.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.72	$2.82 RSD297	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$0.56 RSD59	-69.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$0.78 RSD82	-43.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.56	$0.72 RSD75	-54.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.83	$1.00 RSD105	-18.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.63	$0.41 RSD44	-45.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.63	$0.32 RSD34	-52.9%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 7.7% more for transportation

	Maldives	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$6.92 RSD729	+81.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$25.68 RSD2,703	-16.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$29,965.17 RSD3M	-7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$9.06 RSD954	-48.3%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 58.1% less for housing

	Maldives	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$26.71 RSD2,812	-63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	$340.23 RSD35,810	-67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	$248.38 RSD26,143	-66.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	$130.61 RSD13,747	+53.3%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 82.6% more for childcare

	Maldives	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	$258.66 RSD27,225	+39.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	$7,159.32 RSD754K	+138.3%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$2.55 RSD268	-47.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.82	$1.92 RSD202	-46.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.56	$4.33 RSD456	-68.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$29.21 RSD3,074	-58.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$5.57 RSD586	-42.8%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 50.6% more for clothing

	Maldives	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.41	$82.25 RSD8,657	+108.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR766.77	$45.18 RSD4,755	-9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	$105.67 RSD11,122	+21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.17	$117.40 RSD12,357	+123.6%
Average			+50.6%

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