Cost of living comparison

Marshall Islands

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 42.4% cheaper than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.0% less in Serbia
Groceries: pay 73.5% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 9.7% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 61.1% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.1% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 82.0% more in Serbia

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

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Serbia vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

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pay 10.0% less for restaurants

	Marshall Islands	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00	$8.70 RSD909	-13.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50	$9.63 RSD1,006	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$2.05 RSD215	+12.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.58 RSD165	-21.2%
Average			-10.0%

Marshall Islands vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.5% less for groceries

	Marshall Islands	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40	$0.78 RSD81	-77.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.39	$4.54 RSD475	-70.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52	$4.83 RSD505	-43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.19	$2.32 RSD242	-55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.99	$2.82 RSD295	-43.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99	$0.56 RSD58	-71.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.29	$0.78 RSD81	-76.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95	$0.72 RSD75	-81.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.79	$1.00 RSD104	-82.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$0.41 RSD43	-82.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.49	$0.32 RSD34	-87.0%
Average			-73.5%

Marshall Islands vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.7% more for transportation

	Marshall Islands	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.81	$6.92 RSD724	+1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.68 RSD2,684
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00	$29,965.17 RSD3M	+19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.06 RSD947
Average			+9.7%

Marshall Islands vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 61.1% less for housing

	Marshall Islands	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.00	$26.71 RSD2,792	-66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$775.00	$340.23 RSD35,559	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$875.00	$248.38 RSD25,959	-71.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.13	$130.61 RSD13,650	-31.7%
Average			-61.1%

Marshall Islands vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Marshall Islands	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.00	$258.66 RSD27,033	+72.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,640.00	$7,159.32 RSD748K	+171.2%
Average			+116.2%

Marshall Islands vs. Serbia - Cost of childcare

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pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Marshall Islands	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$2.55 RSD267	-43.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.33	$1.92 RSD200	-55.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$4.33 RSD453	-27.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.50	$29.21 RSD3,053	-22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.57 RSD582
Average			-39.1%

Marshall Islands vs. Serbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 82.0% more for clothing

	Marshall Islands	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.00	$82.25 RSD8,596	+17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$45.18 RSD4,721	+12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00	$105.67 RSD11,044	+252.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$117.40 RSD12,270	+134.8%
Average			+82.0%

Marshall Islands vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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