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Serbia vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 83.0% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 52.3% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.8% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 56.0% more in Serbia

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Serbia are more expensive than in Paraguay. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Paraguay	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG27,202	$8.22 RSD820	+105.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG35,079	$9.48 RSD945	+83.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,620	$2.10 RSD209	+153.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,307	$1.47 RSD147	+202.4%
Average			+136.2%

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG7,047	$0.74 RSD74	-28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG23,725	$4.66 RSD464	+33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG23,924	$5.09 RSD507	+44.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,280	$2.41 RSD240	+33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,253	$3.02 RSD301	+100.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,401	$0.56 RSD56	-40.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,754	$0.83 RSD83	+105.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,742	$0.75 RSD75	+85.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG4,986	$0.98 RSD98	+33.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,104	$0.45 RSD45	-0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,783	$0.42 RSD41	+1.6%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 52.3% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG24,531	$6.88 RSD686	+90.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG194,281	$30.31 RSD3,022	+6.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG104,759,466	$30,955.44 RSD3,085,687	+100.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG50,380	$8.27 RSD825	+11.6%
Average			+52.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Paraguay	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG114,114	$26.24 RSD2,616	+56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,678,509	$412.90 RSD41,158	+4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,027,731	$302.98 RSD30,202	+1.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG187,337	$126.67 RSD12,627	+359.6%
Average			+105.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Paraguay	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG822,203	$270.33 RSD26,947	+123.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG20,043,978	$6,594.36 RSD657,337	+123.6%
Average			+123.5%

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pay 73.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG9,047	$2.49 RSD248	+86.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,366	$2.03 RSD202	+11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,571	$4.41 RSD440	+250.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG181,414	$32.25 RSD3,214	+20.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG37,301	$5.47 RSD545	-0.3%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 56.0% more for clothing

	Paraguay	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG374,991	$78.65 RSD7,840	+42.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG257,137	$49.57 RSD4,941	+31.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG530,600	$107.57 RSD10,723	+37.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG376,182	$117.74 RSD11,737	+112.8%
Average			+56.0%

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