Cost of living comparison
compared to
Serbia vs. Samoa Cost of Living Summary
Serbia is 80.3% more expensive than Samoa overall.
Serbia vs. Samoa Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Serbia instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 25.5% less for restaurants
|
Samoa
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$53.35
WST144.89
|
$8.22
RSD846
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.95
WST37.90
|
$9.48
RSD975
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
WST5.63
|
$2.10
RSD216
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
WST3.52
|
$1.47
RSD151
|
|
Samoa vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants
pay 66.2% more for groceries
|
Samoa
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
WST2.19
|
$0.74
RSD76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.45
WST1.22
|
$4.66
RSD479
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
WST18.46
|
$5.09
RSD524
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.22
WST11.47
|
$2.41
RSD248
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.63
WST4.42
|
$3.02
RSD311
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
WST6.19
|
$0.56
RSD58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
WST2.21
|
$0.83
RSD86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
WST2.21
|
$0.75
RSD77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
WST5.31
|
$0.98
RSD101
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
WST4.42
|
$0.45
RSD47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
WST1.33
|
$0.42
RSD43
|
|
Samoa vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries
pay 7.1% less for transportation
|
Samoa
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
WST11.08
|
$6.88
RSD708
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.31
RSD3,119
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,955.44
RSD3M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$48.49
WST131.70
|
$8.27
RSD851
|
|
Samoa vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Samoa
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.92
WST97.55
|
$26.24
RSD2,700
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$412.90
RSD42,482
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$302.98
RSD31,173
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.73
WST37.30
|
$126.67
RSD13,033
|
|
Samoa vs. Serbia - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Samoa
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$270.33
RSD27,814
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,594.36
RSD678K
|
Samoa vs. Serbia - Cost of childcare
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Samoa
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.31
WST11.71
|
$2.49
RSD256
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
WST6.80
|
$2.03
RSD209
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
WST16.58
|
$4.41
RSD454
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.25
RSD3,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.47
RSD563
|
|
Samoa vs. Serbia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Samoa
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$78.65
RSD8,092
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.57
RSD5,100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$107.57
RSD11,068
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$117.74
RSD12,114
|
Samoa vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing
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