Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Brazil

Brazil vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Brazil is 8.5% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.2% less in Brazil
Groceries: pay 5.4% more in Brazil
Transportation: pay 5.5% less in Brazil
Housing: pay 11.6% less in Brazil
Childcare: pay 18.8% more in Brazil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Brazil
Clothing: pay 22.4% less in Brazil

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

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Brazil vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.2% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Brazil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.70 RSD909	$6.38 R$32.28	-26.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 RSD1,006	$7.64 R$38.69	-20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 RSD215	$1.24 R$6.29	-39.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 RSD165	$0.74 R$3.77	-52.7%
Average			-29.2%

Serbia vs. Brazil - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.4% more for groceries

	Serbia	Brazil
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 RSD81	$1.68 R$8.52	+116.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 RSD475	$4.73 R$23.94	+4.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 RSD505	$4.09 R$20.72	-15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 RSD242	$2.26 R$11.46	-2.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 RSD295	$1.94 R$9.81	-31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD58	$0.99 R$5.00	+76.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD81	$0.61 R$3.08	-21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RSD75	$0.54 R$2.74	-24.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 RSD104	$0.69 R$3.50	-30.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RSD43	$0.53 R$2.69	+28.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RSD34	$0.49 R$2.46	+50.2%
Average			+5.4%

Serbia vs. Brazil - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.5% less for transportation

	Serbia	Brazil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 RSD724	$4.74 R$23.98	-31.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.68 RSD2,684	$45.86 R$232.15	+78.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,965.17 RSD3M	$23,586.89 R$119K	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.06 RSD947	$9.39 R$47.53	+3.6%
Average			-5.5%

Serbia vs. Brazil - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.6% less for housing

	Serbia	Brazil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.71 RSD2,792	$20.44 R$103.47	-23.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.23 RSD35,559	$357.22 R$1,808.43	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.38 RSD25,959	$237.92 R$1,204.46	-4.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.61 RSD13,650	$61.99 R$313.85	-52.5%
Average			-11.6%

Serbia vs. Brazil - Cost of housing

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pay 18.8% more for childcare

	Serbia	Brazil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.66 RSD27,033	$316.73 R$1,603.45	+22.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,159.32 RSD748K	$8,251.15 R$41,771.44	+15.3%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Brazil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 RSD267	$2.00 R$10.12	-21.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 RSD200	$2.02 R$10.23	+5.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 RSD453	$2.46 R$12.44	-43.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.21 RSD3,053	$26.59 R$134.59	-9.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 RSD582	$7.17 R$36.30	+28.8%
Average			-5.4%

Serbia vs. Brazil - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.4% less for clothing

	Serbia	Brazil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.25 RSD8,596	$54.36 R$275.19	-33.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.18 RSD4,721	$50.01 R$253.16	+10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.67 RSD11,044	$87.76 R$444.28	-16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.40 RSD12,270	$69.90 R$353.85	-40.5%
Average			-22.4%

Serbia vs. Brazil - Cost of clothing

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