Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 39.2% cheaper than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
Republic of the Congo
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.28
FCFA6,212
|
$5.30
RSD575
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
FCFA6,221
|
$5.28
RSD572
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
FCFA1,231
|
$1.26
RSD136
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
FCFA819
|
$0.89
RSD96
|
|
pay 54.2% less for groceries
Republic of the Congo
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
FCFA1,108
|
$0.57
RSD61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.38
FCFA3,247
|
$2.79
RSD302
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.92
FCFA4,181
|
$3.92
RSD425
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
FCFA2,116
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
FCFA1,612
|
$2.61
RSD283
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.59
FCFA960
|
$0.37
RSD40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA689
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
FCFA811
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
FCFA1,076
|
$0.58
RSD63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA548
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA629
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Republic of the Congo
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
FCFA2,344
|
$5.90
RSD640
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
FCFA18,123
|
$28.69
RSD3,112
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,420.80
FCFA20,189,625
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,044,953
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,669
|
$6.51
RSD706
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
Republic of the Congo
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA181,231
|
$19.75
RSD2,142
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.79
FCFA604,579
|
$243.04
RSD26,358
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.00
FCFA166,128
|
$166.63
RSD18,071
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$250.06
FCFA151,059
|
$103.25
RSD11,197
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Republic of the Congo
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$775.00
FCFA468,180
|
$141.48
RSD15,344
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,400.00
FCFA4,470,367
|
$6,814.10
RSD739,009
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Republic of the Congo
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
FCFA655
|
$1.82
RSD198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
FCFA2,003
|
$1.30
RSD141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.67
FCFA1,611
|
$3.43
RSD372
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.03
FCFA36,265
|
$22.05
RSD2,391
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.67
FCFA4,031
|
$4.52
RSD490
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
Republic of the Congo
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA34,736
|
$51.11
RSD5,543
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.73
FCFA42,124
|
$26.42
RSD2,865
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.50
FCFA70,982
|
$76.82
RSD8,331
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$190.16
FCFA114,874
|
$81.70
RSD8,860
|
|
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