Cost of living comparison

Nicaragua

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 10.7% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 26.2% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 67.1% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 15.6% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 13.8% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 9.6% less in Serbia

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

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Serbia vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.4% more for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.07 NIO260.53	$8.70 RSD909	+23.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 NIO255.89	$9.63 RSD1,006	+38.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 NIO31.77	$2.05 RSD215	+138.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 NIO22.88	$1.58 RSD165	+153.8%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 26.2% less for groceries

	Nicaragua	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 NIO62.93	$0.78 RSD81	-54.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 NIO136.25	$4.54 RSD475	+22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.65 NIO171.26	$4.83 RSD505	+3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 NIO86.37	$2.32 RSD242	-1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 NIO93.99	$2.82 RSD295	+10.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.82 NIO67.08	$0.56 RSD58	-69.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 NIO10.03	$0.78 RSD81	+185.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO30.09	$0.72 RSD75	-12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 NIO40.73	$1.00 RSD104	-9.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 NIO61.77	$0.41 RSD43	-75.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.13	$0.32 RSD34	-67.8%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 67.1% more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO186.17	$6.92 RSD724	+37.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO221.41	$25.68 RSD2,684	+327.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO847K	$29,965.17 RSD3M	+30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.49 NIO497.29	$9.06 RSD947	-32.8%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 15.6% more for housing

	Nicaragua	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.47 NIO1,196.57	$26.71 RSD2,792	-17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$293.80 NIO10,827.86	$340.23 RSD35,559	+15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.83 NIO9,133.78	$248.38 RSD25,959	+0.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.20 NIO2,550.23	$130.61 RSD13,650	+88.7%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 13.8% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$235.82 NIO8,690.94	$258.66 RSD27,033	+9.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,060.00 NIO223K	$7,159.32 RSD748K	+18.1%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 NIO51.60	$2.55 RSD267	+82.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 NIO95.82	$1.92 RSD200	-26.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 NIO100.51	$4.33 RSD453	+58.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.54 NIO1,199.31	$29.21 RSD3,053	-10.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 NIO331.69	$5.57 RSD582	-38.1%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 9.6% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.88 NIO2,206.90	$82.25 RSD8,596	+37.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.00 NIO2,395.54	$45.18 RSD4,721	-30.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.64 NIO4,519.99	$105.67 RSD11,044	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.83 NIO5,337.49	$117.40 RSD12,270	-18.9%
Average			-9.6%

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