Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 2.1% cheaper than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.1% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 1.0% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 38.9% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 14.9% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 32.1% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.4% less in Serbia
Clothing: pay 8.2% less in Serbia

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

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Serbia vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.1% more for restaurants

	Russia	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 RUB894.72	$8.70 RSD909	-19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.39 RUB528.16	$9.63 RSD1,006	+50.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 RUB95.62	$2.05 RSD215	+77.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 RUB49.27	$1.58 RSD165	+164.3%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

	Russia	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 RUB63.38	$0.78 RSD81	+1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 RUB455.14	$4.54 RSD475	-17.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 RUB362.53	$4.83 RSD505	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 RUB129.78	$2.32 RSD242	+47.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 RUB201.91	$2.82 RSD295	+15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB69.40	$0.56 RSD58	-33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB66.30	$0.78 RSD81	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.22	$0.72 RSD75	-11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 RUB109.55	$1.00 RSD104	-24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RUB29.18	$0.41 RSD43	+17.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB23.52	$0.32 RSD34	+13.9%
Average			-1.0%

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pay 38.9% more for transportation

	Russia	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08 RUB254.77	$6.92 RSD724	+124.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.17 RUB1,997.57	$25.68 RSD2,684	+6.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,081.81 RUB3M	$29,965.17 RSD3M	-6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.45 RUB450.28	$9.06 RSD947	+66.3%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 14.9% less for housing

	Russia	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.47 RUB700.03	$26.71 RSD2,792	+215.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.53 RUB41,028.91	$340.23 RSD35,559	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$335.29 RUB27,705.54	$248.38 RSD25,959	-25.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.30 RUB7,626.55	$130.61 RSD13,650	+41.5%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 32.1% less for childcare

	Russia	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$402.75 RUB33,279.52	$258.66 RSD27,033	-35.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,958.40 RUB823K	$7,159.32 RSD748K	-28.1%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 RUB170.10	$2.55 RSD267	+23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 RUB225.71	$1.92 RSD200	-29.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.85 RUB235.62	$4.33 RSD453	+52.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.43 RUB3,092.83	$29.21 RSD3,053	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.26 RUB517.18	$5.57 RSD582	-11.0%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 8.2% less for clothing

	Russia	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.60 RUB6,907.85	$82.25 RSD8,596	-1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.20 RUB4,561.14	$45.18 RSD4,721	-18.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.97 RUB10,408.90	$105.67 RSD11,044	-16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.42 RUB9,206.92	$117.40 RSD12,270	+5.4%
Average			-8.2%

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