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Serbia vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 31.7% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.6% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 20.0% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 53.1% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 40.4% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 5.2% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 14.5% more in Serbia

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Serbia are more expensive than in Moldova. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.6% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.86 MDL148.63	$8.22 RSD820	-7.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 MDL130.06	$9.48 RSD945	+22.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MDL14.50	$2.10 RSD209	+142.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 MDL9.75	$1.47 RSD147	+153.1%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 20.0% more for groceries

	Moldova	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 MDL7.66	$0.74 RSD74	+61.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 MDL86.84	$4.66 RSD464	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.54 MDL76.12	$5.09 RSD507	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.13 MDL35.75	$2.41 RSD240	+12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 MDL40.69	$3.02 RSD301	+24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 MDL6.85	$0.56 RSD56	+37.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL14.39	$0.83 RSD83	-2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 MDL13.62	$0.75 RSD75	-7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MDL16.14	$0.98 RSD98	+1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 MDL5.69	$0.45 RSD45	+33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 MDL4.46	$0.42 RSD41	+56.3%
Average			+20.0%

Moldova vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.1% more for transportation

	Moldova	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 MDL88.49	$6.88 RSD686	+30.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.10 MDL270.11	$30.31 RSD3,022	+88.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,784.24 MDL533,129.79	$30,955.44 RSD3,085,687	-2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.21 MDL70.58	$8.27 RSD825	+96.6%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 40.4% more for housing

	Moldova	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.63 MDL178.35	$26.24 RSD2,616	+146.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$424.82 MDL7,125.62	$412.90 RSD41,158	-2.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$315.71 MDL5,295.48	$302.98 RSD30,202	-4.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.05 MDL1,745.29	$126.67 RSD12,627	+21.7%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 5.2% less for childcare

	Moldova	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.41 MDL5,273.75	$270.33 RSD26,947	-14.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.73 MDL106,724.65	$6,594.36 RSD657,337	+3.6%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.61 MDL27.01	$2.49 RSD248	+54.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 MDL28.22	$2.03 RSD202	+20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 MDL56.42	$4.41 RSD440	+31.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.99 MDL536.62	$32.25 RSD3,214	+0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 MDL90.98	$5.47 RSD545	+0.8%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

	Moldova	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.94 MDL955.07	$78.65 RSD7,840	+38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.36 MDL811.12	$49.57 RSD4,941	+2.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.20 MDL1,949.14	$107.57 RSD10,723	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.29 MDL1,581.63	$117.74 RSD11,737	+24.9%
Average			+14.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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