Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 16.3% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
$6.66
RSD728
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$1.39
RSD152
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$1.04
RSD114
|
|
pay 10.4% less for groceries
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
$3.27
RSD357
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$4.58
RSD500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$2.77
RSD302
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.67
RSD74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.79
RSD86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.38
RSD42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
$6.36
RSD695
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
$26.61
RSD2,908
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,915,208
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
$6.78
RSD741
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
$21.79
RSD2,382
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
$289.12
RSD31,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
$208.18
RSD22,752
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
$111.12
RSD12,144
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
$219.93
RSD24,036
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
$5,902.44
RSD645,083
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
$1.96
RSD214
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$1.54
RSD169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
$24.04
RSD2,628
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
$4.51
RSD493
|
|
pay 2.6% less for clothing
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
$63.85
RSD6,978
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
$34.98
RSD3,823
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
$88.04
RSD9,622
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
$94.98
RSD10,381
|
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