Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 16.0% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 80.0% more for restaurants
|
Philippines
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.21
|
$5.30
RSD582
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.15
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.83
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
|
Philippines
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.43
|
$2.79
RSD306
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.17
|
$3.92
RSD430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.10
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.09
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.99
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.13
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.49
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.45
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.94
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
|
Philippines
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.12
|
$5.90
RSD648
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱696.42
|
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.14
|
$6.51
RSD714
|
|
pay 7.4% less for housing
|
Philippines
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
|
Philippines
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Philippines
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.86
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.63
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.19
|
$4.52
RSD497
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
|
Philippines
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
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