Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 44.2% cheaper than Minnesota.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Minnesota, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
|
Minnesota
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.19
|
$6.66
RSD718
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$1.39
RSD149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
|
Minnesota
|
Serbia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
|
$3.27
RSD352
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.58
RSD493
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.84
|
$2.77
RSD298
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.46
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.51
|
$0.79
RSD85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
|
Minnesota
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.32
|
$6.36
RSD685
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.80
|
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,555.83
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.69
|
$6.78
RSD730
|
|
pay 57.9% less for housing
|
Minnesota
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.49
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,150.42
|
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,048.32
|
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
|
pay 77.6% less for childcare
|
Minnesota
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,180.79
|
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,406.29
|
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
|
pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Minnesota
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.47
|
$1.96
RSD211
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.35
|
$1.54
RSD166
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.86
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
|
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.40
|
$4.51
RSD486
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
|
Minnesota
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.27
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.18
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.68
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.44
|
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
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