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Serbia vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 8.6% more expensive than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.9% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 21.5% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 3.6% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 21.3% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 16.2% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.9% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.9% more for restaurants

	Mexico	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$174.96	$8.22 RSD817	-18.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$144.46	$9.48 RSD941	+13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$23.76	$2.10 RSD208	+52.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$18.00	$1.47 RSD146	+41.1%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 21.5% less for groceries

	Mexico	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$45.18	$0.74 RSD73	-71.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$73.56	$4.66 RSD463	+9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$102.69	$5.09 RSD506	-14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$42.29	$2.41 RSD239	-1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$63.46	$3.02 RSD300	-17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$21.88	$0.56 RSD56	-55.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$11.62	$0.83 RSD83	+23.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.00	$0.75 RSD74	-19.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$14.24	$0.98 RSD97	+18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$15.50	$0.45 RSD45	-49.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$16.90	$0.42 RSD41	-57.5%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

	Mexico	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$86.36	$6.88 RSD684	+37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$495.48	$30.31 RSD3,011	+5.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$414K	$30,955.44 RSD3M	+29.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$336.84	$8.27 RSD822	-57.6%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 21.3% more for housing

	Mexico	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$506.72	$26.24 RSD2,607	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,145.23	$412.90 RSD41,015	-29.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$7,656.32	$302.98 RSD30,096	-31.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$849.79	$126.67 RSD12,583	+157.3%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 16.2% more for childcare

	Mexico	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,089.92	$270.33 RSD26,853	+14.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$96,141.52	$6,594.36 RSD655K	+18.4%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$42.06	$2.49 RSD247	+2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$57.65	$2.03 RSD201	-39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$76.24	$4.41 RSD438	-0.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$677.89	$32.25 RSD3,203	-17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$93.80	$5.47 RSD543	+0.7%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Mexico	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$915.64	$78.65 RSD7,813	+48.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$701.86	$49.57 RSD4,924	+21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,645.81	$107.57 RSD10,685	+12.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,510.36	$117.74 RSD11,696	+34.6%
Average			+29.4%

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