Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 22.3% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Mali, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
F CFA4,902
|
$5.30
RSD580
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.83
F CFA2,961
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
F CFA545
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
F CFA350
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
F CFA532
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.81
F CFA4,788
|
$2.79
RSD305
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.20
F CFA5,025
|
$3.92
RSD428
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.90
F CFA1,162
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
F CFA2,103
|
$2.61
RSD286
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA292
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
F CFA654
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA778
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA283
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA371
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
F CFA2,996
|
$5.90
RSD646
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,000.00
F CFA30,636,655
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.51
RSD712
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.94
F CFA22,022
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.00
F CFA612,733
|
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$538.39
F CFA329,890
|
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$204.36
F CFA125,219
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
|
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
F CFA7,352,797
|
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
F CFA1,225
|
$1.82
RSD199
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.01
F CFA1,235
|
$1.30
RSD142
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
F CFA919
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,856
|
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,676
|
$4.52
RSD495
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
Mali
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
F CFA15,318
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
F CFA76,592
|
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
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