Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 51.8% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 55.5% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$5.30
RSD580
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$2.79
RSD305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$3.92
RSD428
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$2.61
RSD286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 27.7% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$5.90
RSD646
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$6.51
RSD712
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
|
pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$1.82
RSD199
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$1.30
RSD142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$4.52
RSD495
|
|
pay 87.5% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
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