Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 1.2% more expensive than North Korea.
If you lived in Serbia instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 3.9% more for restaurants
North Korea
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$5.30
RSD577
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.89
RSD96
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$3.92
RSD426
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.61
RSD284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
North Korea
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$5.90
RSD642
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$6.51
RSD708
|
|
pay 23.4% less for housing
North Korea
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
pay 53.4% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$1.82
RSD198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$1.30
RSD141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$4.52
RSD492
|
|
pay 73.8% more for clothing
North Korea
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
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