Cost of living comparison

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Serbia vs. Puerto Rico Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 17.5% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2% less in Serbia
Groceries: pay 46.0% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 13.4% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 50.5% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 36.3% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 32.5% more in Serbia

The cost of clothing and transportation in Serbia are more expensive than in Puerto Rico. Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Puerto Rico Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

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pay 2.2% less for restaurants

	Puerto Rico	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.10	$8.22 RSD832	-45.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.01	$9.48 RSD959	-5.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58	$2.10 RSD212	+32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35	$1.47 RSD149	+9.3%
Average			-2.2%

Puerto Rico vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.0% less for groceries

	Puerto Rico	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$3.18	$0.74 RSD75	-76.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16	$4.66 RSD471	+11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.11	$5.09 RSD515	-37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.34	$2.41 RSD244	-55.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.76	$3.02 RSD306	-19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.50	$0.56 RSD57	-77.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06	$0.83 RSD84	-21.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54	$0.75 RSD76	-51.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84	$0.98 RSD99	-46.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65	$0.45 RSD46	-72.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04	$0.42 RSD42	-59.9%
Average			-46.0%

Puerto Rico vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.4% more for transportation

	Puerto Rico	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.65	$6.88 RSD696	+88.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.20	$30.31 RSD3,068	-13.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,700.00	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	-10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.22	$8.27 RSD837	-10.3%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 50.5% less for housing

	Puerto Rico	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.46	$26.24 RSD2,656	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$800.93	$412.90 RSD41,785	-48.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$580.00	$302.98 RSD30,661	-47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$242.07	$126.67 RSD12,819	-47.7%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 36.3% less for childcare

	Puerto Rico	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$453.00	$270.33 RSD27,357	-40.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,760.00	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	-32.4%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Puerto Rico	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73	$2.49 RSD252	-8.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.38	$2.03 RSD205	-40.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.21	$4.41 RSD447	-60.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.37	$32.25 RSD3,263	-13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.90	$5.47 RSD553	-44.8%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 32.5% more for clothing

	Puerto Rico	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.97	$78.65 RSD7,959	+83.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.22	$49.57 RSD5,016	-8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.06	$107.57 RSD10,886	+32.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.00	$117.74 RSD11,915	+22.6%
Average			+32.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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