Cost of living comparison
California is 3.6 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in California instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Serbia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD581
|
$19.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD578
|
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD429
|
$4.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$4.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD286
|
$6.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$1.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 81.2% more for transportation
Serbia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD646
|
$4.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,143
|
$68.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,065,788
|
$25,571.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD713
|
$17.49
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
Serbia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,164
|
$70.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,627
|
$2,161.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,256
|
$1,891.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,311
|
$151.84
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,500
|
$1,413.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD746,539
|
$18,865.17
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$4.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
$9.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,415
|
$52.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD495
|
$13.37
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Serbia
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,600
|
$49.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,894
|
$38.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,416
|
$81.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,950
|
$113.48
|
|
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