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Armenia vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Armenia is 6.6% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.4% less in Armenia
Groceries: pay 5.8% less in Armenia
Transportation: pay 24.8% less in Armenia
Housing: pay 9.1% less in Armenia
Childcare: pay 7.0% more in Armenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% more in Armenia
Clothing: pay 7.7% more in Armenia

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

Armenia vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.4% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Armenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD832	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	+27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD959	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	-17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD212	$0.92 AMD349.01	-56.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD149	$0.48 AMD183.27	-67.2%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 5.8% less for groceries

	Serbia	Armenia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD75	$0.71 AMD269.45	-3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD471	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	-18.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD515	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	+19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD244	$2.27 AMD863.05	-5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD306	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	+8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD57	$0.58 AMD221.83	+4.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD84	$0.73 AMD275.27	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD76	$0.71 AMD268.93	-5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD99	$0.86 AMD324.52	-12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD46	$0.37 AMD141.42	-17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$0.34 AMD128.41	-18.7%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 24.8% less for transportation

	Serbia	Armenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD696	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	-30.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,068	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	-22.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	+8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD837	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	-55.4%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 9.1% less for housing

	Serbia	Armenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,656	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	-32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,785	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	+17.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,661	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	+17.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,819	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	-39.3%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 7.0% more for childcare

	Serbia	Armenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,357	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	+6.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	+7.5%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Armenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD252	$1.76 AMD668.51	-29.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD205	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	+50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD447	$2.39 AMD907.86	-45.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,263	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	+65.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD553	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	-4.5%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 7.7% more for clothing

	Serbia	Armenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,959	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	+6.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD5,016	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	+7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,886	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	+28.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,915	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	-11.6%
Average			+7.7%

Serbia vs. Armenia - Cost of clothing

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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

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