Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 29.3% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 28.4% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.95
|
$5.30
RSD581
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.87
|
$5.28
RSD578
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$2.79
RSD305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$3.92
RSD429
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$2.61
RSD286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.35
|
$5.90
RSD646
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.45
|
$28.69
RSD3,143
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,947.55
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,065,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.90
|
$6.51
RSD713
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
Portugal
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.74
|
$19.75
RSD2,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€660.16
|
$243.04
RSD26,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€515.29
|
$166.63
RSD18,256
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.62
|
$103.25
RSD11,311
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€330.18
|
$141.48
RSD15,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,446.76
|
$6,814.10
RSD746,539
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.30
RSD142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.20
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.60
|
$22.05
RSD2,415
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€7.00
|
$4.52
RSD495
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.31
|
$51.11
RSD5,600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.12
|
$26.42
RSD2,894
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.54
|
$76.82
RSD8,416
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.68
|
$81.70
RSD8,950
|
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