Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 45.4% cheaper than North Carolina.
If you lived in Serbia instead of North Carolina, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
North Carolina
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.15
|
$5.30
RSD577
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
|
$0.89
RSD96
|
|
pay 53.5% less for groceries
North Carolina
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$3.92
RSD426
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.35
|
$2.61
RSD284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.33
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
North Carolina
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
|
$5.90
RSD642
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
|
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,513.75
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
|
$6.51
RSD708
|
|
pay 64.6% less for housing
North Carolina
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.74
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,481.44
|
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,208.87
|
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.18
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
|
pay 74.8% less for childcare
North Carolina
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,073.46
|
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,256.56
|
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
North Carolina
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
|
$1.82
RSD198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$1.30
RSD141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.59
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.90
|
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.82
|
$4.52
RSD492
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
North Carolina
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.84
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.91
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.67
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.53
|
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
|
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