Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 39.1% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Russia, you would:
pay 71.6% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
$6.66
RSD728
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
$1.39
RSD152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
$1.04
RSD114
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
$3.27
RSD357
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
$4.58
RSD500
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
$2.77
RSD302
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
$0.67
RSD74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
$0.79
RSD86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
$0.38
RSD42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 68.2% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
$6.36
RSD695
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
$26.61
RSD2,908
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,915,208
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
$6.78
RSD741
|
|
pay 74.5% more for housing
|
Russia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
$21.79
RSD2,382
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
$289.12
RSD31,599
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
$208.18
RSD22,752
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
$111.12
RSD12,144
|
|
pay 4.9% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
$219.93
RSD24,036
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
$5,902.44
RSD645,083
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
$1.96
RSD214
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
$1.54
RSD169
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
$24.04
RSD2,628
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
$4.51
RSD493
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
$63.85
RSD6,978
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
$34.98
RSD3,823
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
$88.04
RSD9,622
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
$94.98
RSD10,381
|
|
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