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Serbia vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 36.9% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.5% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 9.9% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 65.1% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 73.9% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 12.6% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 16.1% more in Serbia

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Serbia are more expensive than in Russia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.5% more for restaurants

	Russia	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB741.53	$8.22 RSD817	-14.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB424.86	$9.48 RSD941	+71.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB81.08	$2.10 RSD208	+98.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB39.38	$1.47 RSD146	+187.0%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 9.9% more for groceries

	Russia	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB48.42	$0.74 RSD73	+17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB385.81	$4.66 RSD463	-7.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB324.25	$5.09 RSD506	+20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB122.81	$2.41 RSD239	+50.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB169.02	$3.02 RSD300	+37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB60.64	$0.56 RSD56	-29.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB61.60	$0.83 RSD83	+4.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB71.44	$0.75 RSD74	-19.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB96.36	$0.98 RSD97	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB29.14	$0.45 RSD45	+19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB23.28	$0.42 RSD41	+37.3%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 65.1% more for transportation

	Russia	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB206.91	$6.88 RSD684	+155.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,668.39	$30.31 RSD3,011	+39.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2M	$30,955.44 RSD3M	-1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB379.83	$8.27 RSD822	+67.3%
Average			+65.1%

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pay 73.9% more for housing

	Russia	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB581.40	$26.24 RSD2,607	+246.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB33,333.60	$412.90 RSD41,015	-4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB23,108.44	$302.98 RSD30,096	+0.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,357.49	$126.67 RSD12,583	+53.0%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 12.6% less for childcare

	Russia	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB23,097.38	$270.33 RSD26,853	-10.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB598K	$6,594.36 RSD655K	-15.2%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB130.53	$2.49 RSD247	+46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB166.52	$2.03 RSD201	-6.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB206.07	$4.41 RSD438	+64.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,753.17	$32.25 RSD3,203	-10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB393.68	$5.47 RSD543	+6.7%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 16.1% more for clothing

	Russia	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB4,805.08	$78.65 RSD7,813	+25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,358.48	$49.57 RSD4,924	+13.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB7,906.49	$107.57 RSD10,685	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,476.56	$117.74 RSD11,696	+21.0%
Average			+16.1%

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