Cost of living comparison

compared to

Serbia vs. Senegal Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 3.0% cheaper than Senegal overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.9% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 24.0% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 33.8% less in Serbia
Housing: pay 28.3% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 4.3% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 10.4% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Senegal Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 56.9% more for restaurants

	Senegal	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,782	$8.22 RSD832	+67.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,919	$9.48 RSD959	-9.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA506	$2.10 RSD212	+134.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA614	$1.47 RSD149	+35.5%
Average			+56.9%

Senegal vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 24.0% less for groceries

	Senegal	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA361	$0.74 RSD75	+15.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,642	$4.66 RSD471	-27.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,400	$5.09 RSD515	-46.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,589	$2.41 RSD244	-14.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,487	$3.02 RSD306	-31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA719	$0.56 RSD57	-55.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA482	$0.83 RSD84	-2.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA686	$0.75 RSD76	-38.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA554	$0.98 RSD99	-0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA393	$0.45 RSD46	-34.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA331	$0.42 RSD42	-28.9%
Average			-24.0%

Senegal vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 33.8% less for transportation

	Senegal	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,792	$6.88 RSD696	+2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA45,531	$30.31 RSD3,068	-62.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA20,994,738	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	-16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,383	$8.27 RSD837	-58.9%
Average			-33.8%

Senegal vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 28.3% less for housing

	Senegal	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA27,480	$26.24 RSD2,656	-46.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA532,204	$412.90 RSD41,785	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA206,406	$302.98 RSD30,661	-17.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA67,572	$126.67 RSD12,819	+6.0%
Average			-28.3%

Senegal vs. Serbia - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.3% less for childcare

	Senegal	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA151,769	$270.33 RSD27,357	+0.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4,123,063	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	-9.5%
Average			-4.3%

Senegal vs. Serbia - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Senegal	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,518	$2.49 RSD252	-7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,530	$2.03 RSD205	-54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA1,012	$4.41 RSD447	+146.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA28,330	$32.25 RSD3,263	-35.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA5,059	$5.47 RSD553	-38.9%
Average			+2.1%

Senegal vs. Serbia - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.4% more for clothing

	Senegal	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,595	$78.65 RSD7,959	+50.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,981	$49.57 RSD5,016	+3.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA62,394	$107.57 RSD10,886	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA74,198	$117.74 RSD11,915	-10.2%
Average			+10.4%

Senegal vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Senegal vs.

United Kingdom

Senegal vs.

Ireland

Senegal vs.

Greece

Senegal vs.

Ecuador

Senegal vs.

Italy

Senegal vs.

Canada

Senegal vs.

Spain

Senegal vs.

Austria

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Dakar vs. Belgrade

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Senegal

Add prices for Serbia

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Serbia or Senegal. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.