Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 8.6% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Poland, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.83
|
$5.30
RSD582
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.25
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
|
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.51
|
$2.79
RSD306
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.39
|
$3.92
RSD430
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.88
|
$2.61
RSD287
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.55
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.65
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 5.5% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.99
|
$5.90
RSD648
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.72
|
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.54
|
$6.51
RSD714
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
|
pay 7.2% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł924.30
|
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.45
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.90
|
$1.30
RSD143
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł111.04
|
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.76
|
$4.52
RSD497
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł304.33
|
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
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