Cost of living comparison
compared to
Serbia vs. Palau Cost of Living Summary
Serbia is 6.3% more expensive than Palau overall.
Serbia vs. Palau Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Serbia instead of Palau, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$8.22
RSD834
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.48
RSD961
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.10
RSD213
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.47
RSD149
|
|
Palau vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants
pay 58.8% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$0.74
RSD75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$4.66
RSD472
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$5.09
RSD516
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$2.41
RSD244
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$3.02
RSD306
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.56
RSD57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.83
RSD85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.75
RSD76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$0.98
RSD99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.45
RSD46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.42
RSD42
|
|
Palau vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries
pay 39.5% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$6.88
RSD698
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.31
RSD3,075
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$30,955.44
RSD3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$8.27
RSD839
|
|
Palau vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation
pay 56.5% less for housing
|
Palau
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$26.24
RSD2,662
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$412.90
RSD41,883
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$550.00
|
$302.98
RSD30,734
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$126.67
RSD12,849
|
|
Palau vs. Serbia - Cost of housing
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$270.33
RSD27,422
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$6,594.36
RSD669K
|
|
Palau vs. Serbia - Cost of childcare
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$2.49
RSD252
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$2.03
RSD206
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$4.41
RSD448
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$32.25
RSD3,271
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.47
RSD555
|
|
Palau vs. Serbia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 11.6% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$78.65
RSD7,978
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$49.57
RSD5,028
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$107.57
RSD10,912
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$117.74
RSD11,943
|
|
Palau vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing
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