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Serbia vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 49.9% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 18.5% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 29.6% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 69.0% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 53.6% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 69.8% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Peru	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.28 PEN11.02	$8.22 RSD817	+150.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.98 PEN20.06	$9.48 RSD941	+58.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 PEN3.61	$2.10 RSD208	+94.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PEN1.93	$1.47 RSD146	+156.0%
Average			+114.9%

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pay 18.5% more for groceries

	Peru	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.24 PEN7.53	$0.74 RSD73	-67.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 PEN12.21	$4.66 RSD463	+28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 PEN16.97	$5.09 RSD506	+0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PEN9.83	$2.41 RSD239	-17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 PEN9.22	$3.02 RSD300	+9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 PEN2.65	$0.56 RSD56	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PEN1.38	$0.83 RSD83	+102.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.60	$0.75 RSD74	+57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 PEN1.58	$0.98 RSD97	+107.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.46	$0.45 RSD45	+4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.29	$0.42 RSD41	+8.6%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 29.6% more for transportation

	Peru	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 PEN18.10	$6.88 RSD684	+27.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.18 PEN54.29	$30.31 RSD3,011	+87.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,692.85 PEN66,067.51	$30,955.44 RSD3M	+57.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.93 PEN60.14	$8.27 RSD822	-53.8%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 69.0% more for housing

	Peru	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.62 PEN85.95	$26.24 RSD2,607	+2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.91 PEN1,247.73	$412.90 RSD41,015	+11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.23 PEN859.61	$302.98 RSD30,096	+18.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.79 PEN123.44	$126.67 RSD12,583	+244.3%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 53.6% more for childcare

	Peru	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$148.49 PEN498.17	$270.33 RSD26,853	+82.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,269.80 PEN17,679.63	$6,594.36 RSD655K	+25.1%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 PEN7.42	$2.49 RSD247	+12.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 PEN9.06	$2.03 RSD201	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.12 PEN20.53	$4.41 RSD438	-27.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.24 PEN101.46	$32.25 RSD3,203	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 PEN18.06	$5.47 RSD543	+1.6%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 69.8% more for clothing

	Peru	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.15 PEN168.24	$78.65 RSD7,813	+56.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.05 PEN87.40	$49.57 RSD4,924	+90.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.76 PEN223.96	$107.57 RSD10,685	+61.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.85 PEN230.98	$117.74 RSD11,696	+71.0%
Average			+69.8%

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