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Serbia vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 8.3% cheaper than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2% less in Serbia
Groceries: pay 5.4% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 4.0% less in Serbia
Housing: pay 15.7% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 19.9% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 15.2% more in Serbia

Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2% less for restaurants

	Poland	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN36.67	$8.22 RSD822	-19.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.28	$9.48 RSD948	+12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.19	$2.10 RSD210	+4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN5.91	$1.47 RSD147	-10.6%
Average			-3.2%

Poland vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.4% less for groceries

	Poland	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.69	$0.74 RSD74	-43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.39	$4.66 RSD466	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.28	$5.09 RSD509	+28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.78	$2.41 RSD241	-26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.61	$3.02 RSD302	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.83	$0.56 RSD56	+9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.71	$0.83 RSD83	+10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.99	$0.75 RSD75	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.58	$0.98 RSD98	-23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.49	$0.45 RSD45	+9.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.83	$0.42 RSD42	-18.2%
Average			-5.4%

Poland vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Poland	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.39	$6.88 RSD688	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN117.33	$30.31 RSD3,031	-7.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN120,372.47	$30,955.44 RSD3,095,668	-7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN31.92	$8.27 RSD827	-6.9%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 15.7% less for housing

	Poland	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN58.61	$26.24 RSD2,625	+60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,370.56	$412.90 RSD41,292	-37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,941.97	$302.98 RSD30,299	-44.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN784.81	$126.67 RSD12,668	-42.0%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 19.9% less for childcare

	Poland	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,336.67	$270.33 RSD27,034	-27.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN26,994.67	$6,594.36 RSD659,463	-12.3%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.55	$2.49 RSD249	-28.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.43	$2.03 RSD203	-41.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN18.79	$4.41 RSD441	-15.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN132.89	$32.25 RSD3,225	-12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN26.55	$5.47 RSD547	-26.0%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 15.2% more for clothing

	Poland	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN315.12	$78.65 RSD7,865	-10.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN135.89	$49.57 RSD4,957	+31.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN319.43	$107.57 RSD10,758	+20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN354.80	$117.74 RSD11,775	+19.2%
Average			+15.2%

Poland vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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