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Serbia vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 7.5% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.9% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 0.9% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 18.3% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 50.9% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 32.3% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.9% more for restaurants

	Romania	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON43.92	$8.22 RSD829	-18.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.70	$9.48 RSD955	+26.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.49	$2.10 RSD211	+8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.06	$1.47 RSD148	-8.9%
Average			+1.9%

Romania vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.9% more for groceries

	Romania	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.16	$0.74 RSD74	-37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.55	$4.66 RSD469	+16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.52	$5.09 RSD513	-9.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.32	$2.41 RSD243	-21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.68	$3.02 RSD304	+4.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.22	$0.56 RSD56	+10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.05	$0.83 RSD84	+19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.07	$0.75 RSD75	+6.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.07	$0.98 RSD99	+5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.72	$0.45 RSD46	+15.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.81	$0.42 RSD42	+0.3%
Average			+0.9%

Romania vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.3% more for transportation

	Romania	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.33	$6.88 RSD694	+14.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON102.83	$30.31 RSD3,055	+28.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON119,543.71	$30,955.44 RSD3,119,751	+13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON30.95	$8.27 RSD834	+16.9%
Average			+18.3%

Romania vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 50.9% more for housing

	Romania	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.40	$26.24 RSD2,645	+184.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,706.16	$412.90 RSD41,613	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,264.24	$302.98 RSD30,535	+4.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON509.02	$126.67 RSD12,766	+8.8%
Average			+50.9%

Romania vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

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pay 32.3% less for childcare

	Romania	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,301.46	$270.33 RSD27,245	-48.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,339.94	$6,594.36 RSD664,593	-16.0%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.25	$2.49 RSD251	+6.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON10.95	$2.03 RSD204	-19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.71	$4.41 RSD445	-24.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON184.50	$32.25 RSD3,250	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON30.19	$5.47 RSD551	-20.8%
Average			-16.4%

Romania vs. Serbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Romania	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON291.52	$78.65 RSD7,927	+18.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON168.34	$49.57 RSD4,995	+28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON341.63	$107.57 RSD10,841	+37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON387.30	$117.74 RSD11,866	+32.9%
Average			+29.4%

Romania vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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