Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 3.6 times more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.7 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Serbia
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 6.8 times more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.2% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Serbia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Serbia are more expensive than in Pakistan. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

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Serbia vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.7 times more for restaurants

	Pakistan	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 PKR579.18	$8.22 RSD843	+294.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.42 PKR1,229.39	$9.48 RSD971	+114.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 PKR99.79	$2.10 RSD215	+483.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR60.94	$1.47 RSD151	+571.5%
Average			+366.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Pakistan	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 PKR159.53	$0.74 RSD76	+28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.74 PKR761.11	$4.66 RSD477	+70.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.80 PKR777.33	$5.09 RSD522	+82.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 PKR321.46	$2.41 RSD247	+108.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 PKR344.07	$3.02 RSD309	+144.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PKR125.44	$0.56 RSD57	+24.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.28 PKR77.14	$0.83 RSD85	+200.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.33 PKR91.03	$0.75 RSD77	+128.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 PKR60.96	$0.98 RSD100	+346.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 PKR43.98	$0.45 RSD47	+186.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 PKR56.67	$0.42 RSD43	+104.2%
Average			+129.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Pakistan	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 PKR981.54	$6.88 RSD705	+95.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.76 PKR1,880.97	$30.31 RSD3,107	+348.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,356.76 PKR6M	$30,955.44 RSD3M	+52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.31 PKR1,198.19	$8.27 RSD848	+92.0%
Average			+146.8%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Pakistan	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.55 PKR4,046.99	$26.24 RSD2,690	+80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$87.27 PKR24,270.64	$412.90 RSD42,324	+373.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.03 PKR14,191.75	$302.98 RSD31,057	+493.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.36 PKR19,289.46	$126.67 RSD12,985	+82.6%
Average			+257.4%

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pay 6.8 times more for childcare

	Pakistan	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$30.86 PKR8,581.23	$270.33 RSD27,711	+776.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,351.44 PKR376K	$6,594.36 RSD676K	+388.0%
Average			+582.0%

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pay 78.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.45 PKR681.90	$2.49 RSD255	+1.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 PKR434.36	$2.03 RSD208	+29.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.82 PKR507.06	$4.41 RSD452	+142.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.01 PKR3,339.18	$32.25 RSD3,305	+168.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.67 PKR1,021.76	$5.47 RSD561	+48.9%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Pakistan	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.25 PKR4,240.19	$78.65 RSD8,062	+415.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.49 PKR5,976.45	$49.57 RSD5,081	+130.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.60 PKR19,912.11	$107.57 RSD11,027	+50.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$28.91 PKR8,040.41	$117.74 RSD12,069	+307.3%
Average			+226.0%

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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: July 2026

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