Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 39.4% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$5.30
RSD583
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
$5.28
RSD581
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$2.79
RSD307
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$3.92
RSD431
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
$1.96
RSD216
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.32
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.30
RSD33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.35
|
$5.90
RSD649
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.41
|
$28.69
RSD3,158
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,552.04
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,075,088
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.53
|
$6.51
RSD716
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.49
|
$19.75
RSD2,173
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€858.08
|
$243.04
RSD26,747
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€684.81
|
$166.63
RSD18,338
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.66
|
$103.25
RSD11,362
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€371.23
|
$141.48
RSD15,570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,748.83
|
$6,814.10
RSD749,900
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.90
|
$1.82
RSD201
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
$3.43
RSD378
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.30
|
$22.05
RSD2,426
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.65
|
$4.52
RSD498
|
|
pay 28.0% less for clothing
Malta
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€77.18
|
$51.11
RSD5,625
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.62
|
$26.42
RSD2,907
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.53
|
$76.82
RSD8,454
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€107.24
|
$81.70
RSD8,991
|
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