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Serbia vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 31.4% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% less in Serbia
Groceries: pay 37.4% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 26.0% less in Serbia
Housing: pay 47.9% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 50.9% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.3% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.4% less for restaurants

	Rome	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.14	$7.13 RSD734	-55.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.42	$7.64 RSD787	-28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.97	$1.60 RSD165	-28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.99	$1.16 RSD119	+2.9%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 37.4% less for groceries

	Rome	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.57	$0.70 RSD72	-60.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.16	$3.97 RSD409	-43.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.45	$4.84 RSD498	-21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.31	$2.39 RSD246	-36.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.30	$2.93 RSD302	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.94	$0.48 RSD49	-55.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.75 RSD78	-18.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$0.64 RSD66	-28.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.96	$0.81 RSD84	-25.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.64	$0.46 RSD47	-37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$0.43 RSD45	-44.7%
Average			-37.4%

Rome vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.0% less for transportation

	Rome	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.29	$6.22 RSD641	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.98	$23.52 RSD2,422	-37.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,560.60	$28,112.26 RSD2,894,691	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.08	$7.11 RSD732	-58.6%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 47.9% less for housing

	Rome	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.90	$23.16 RSD2,385	-21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,037.87	$353.21 RSD36,370	-70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €671.01	$242.83 RSD25,004	-68.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €147.08	$113.86 RSD11,724	-31.9%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 50.9% less for childcare

	Rome	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €447.43	$238.41 RSD24,549	-53.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,224.67	$5,379.39 RSD553,911	-48.7%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.71	$2.03 RSD209	-62.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.34	$1.68 RSD173	+10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.65	$3.80 RSD391	-40.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €51.28	$25.78 RSD2,654	-55.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.42	$4.53 RSD466	-57.8%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Rome	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €57.54	$73.17 RSD7,534	+11.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.03	$35.45 RSD3,651	+15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €67.85	$92.31 RSD9,505	+19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €89.97	$99.77 RSD10,273	-2.5%
Average			+11.1%

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