Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 81.2% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 58.1% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD577
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
$7.53
€6.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 76.2% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.69
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD426
|
$5.98
€5.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$3.21
€2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD284
|
$3.56
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.90
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 77.3% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD642
|
$5.96
€5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
$44.14
€40.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
$25,507.23
€23,687.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD708
|
$20.75
€19.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
$41.07
€38.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
$765.75
€711.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
$572.23
€531.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
$124.02
€115.17
|
|
pay 67.2% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
$327.88
€304.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
$6,992.32
€6,493.42
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$3.36
€3.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$3.41
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
$52.35
€48.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD492
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
pay 37.8% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Cyprus
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
$79.61
€73.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
$40.36
€37.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
$88.12
€81.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
$104.36
€96.91
|
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