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Czech Republic vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 25.9% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 31.3% more in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 12.0% more in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 56.1% more in Czech Republic
Childcare: pay 40.9% more in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.4% more in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 10.0% less in Czech Republic

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

Czech Republic vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Serbia, you would:

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD832	$8.75 CZK182.15	+6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD959	$8.69 CZK180.72	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD212	$1.80 CZK37.50	-14.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD149	$1.58 CZK32.86	+7.3%
Average			-2.1%

Serbia vs. Czech Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.3% more for groceries

	Serbia	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD75	$1.42 CZK29.45	+91.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD471	$6.24 CZK129.76	+33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD515	$4.39 CZK91.31	-13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD244	$3.17 CZK66.01	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD306	$4.20 CZK87.40	+39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD57	$0.75 CZK15.52	+33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD84	$0.78 CZK16.31	-6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD76	$0.97 CZK20.15	+29.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD99	$1.59 CZK33.03	+62.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD46	$0.55 CZK11.42	+20.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$0.51 CZK10.53	+21.6%
Average			+31.3%

Serbia vs. Czech Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.0% more for transportation

	Serbia	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD696	$6.65 CZK138.38	-3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,068	$25.28 CZK525.94	-16.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	$31,610.58 CZK657,737.15	+2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD837	$13.74 CZK285.90	+66.1%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 56.1% more for housing

	Serbia	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,656	$20.37 CZK423.85	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,785	$725.26 CZK15,090.77	+75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,661	$590.43 CZK12,285.35	+94.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,819	$223.21 CZK4,644.38	+76.2%
Average			+56.1%

Serbia vs. Czech Republic - Cost of housing

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pay 40.9% more for childcare

	Serbia	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,357	$384.73 CZK8,005.26	+42.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	$9,199.30 CZK191,414.51	+39.5%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 53.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD252	$2.40 CZK49.86	-3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD205	$3.03 CZK63.12	+49.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD447	$7.42 CZK154.49	+68.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,263	$55.37 CZK1,152.20	+71.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD553	$9.92 CZK206.40	+81.4%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 10.0% less for clothing

	Serbia	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,959	$80.21 CZK1,668.87	+2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD5,016	$34.88 CZK725.70	-29.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,886	$95.51 CZK1,987.34	-11.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,915	$116.19 CZK2,417.68	-1.3%
Average			-10.0%

Serbia vs. Czech Republic - Cost of clothing

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