Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Denmark

Denmark vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 2.2 times more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 90.6% more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Denmark
Transportation: pay 88.7% more in Denmark
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Denmark
Childcare: pay 40.8% more in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 22.6% more in Denmark

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and childcare in Denmark are more expensive than in Serbia. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Denmark.

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Denmark vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.6% more for restaurants

	Serbia	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.70 RSD916	$20.73 DKK138.82	+138.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 RSD1,013	$13.74 DKK92.01	+42.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 RSD216	$3.88 DKK25.98	+89.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 RSD166	$3.06 DKK20.50	+94.2%
Average			+90.6%

Serbia vs. Denmark - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Serbia	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 RSD82	$3.38 DKK22.66	+335.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 RSD478	$7.11 DKK47.59	+56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 RSD508	$7.62 DKK51.06	+57.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 RSD244	$4.86 DKK32.55	+109.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 RSD297	$5.50 DKK36.83	+94.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD59	$1.38 DKK9.27	+147.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD82	$1.33 DKK8.94	+71.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RSD75	$1.62 DKK10.85	+126.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 RSD105	$2.05 DKK13.74	+105.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RSD44	$0.96 DKK6.44	+132.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RSD34	$0.86 DKK5.77	+165.7%
Average			+118.2%

Serbia vs. Denmark - Cost of groceries

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pay 88.7% more for transportation

	Serbia	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 RSD729	$8.78 DKK58.80	+26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.68 RSD2,703	$90.81 DKK608.21	+253.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,965.17 RSD3M	$49,082.02 DKK329K	+63.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.06 RSD954	$21.81 DKK146.05	+140.6%
Average			+88.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Serbia	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.71 RSD2,812	$38.53 DKK258.04	+44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.23 RSD35,810	$1,094.37 DKK7,329.41	+221.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.38 RSD26,143	$864.45 DKK5,789.57	+248.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.61 RSD13,747	$148.64 DKK995.52	+13.8%
Average			+172.9%

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pay 40.8% more for childcare

	Serbia	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.66 RSD27,225	$546.22 DKK3,658.29	+111.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,159.32 RSD754K	$6,716.94 DKK44,986.04	-6.2%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 RSD268	$7.87 DKK52.72	+208.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 RSD202	$6.26 DKK41.90	+226.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 RSD456	$9.31 DKK62.33	+114.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.21 RSD3,074	$43.88 DKK293.86	+50.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 RSD586	$18.38 DKK123.10	+230.1%
Average			+155.7%

Serbia vs. Denmark - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.6% more for clothing

	Serbia	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.25 RSD8,657	$105.11 DKK703.94	+27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.18 RSD4,755	$45.60 DKK305.40	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.67 RSD11,122	$123.67 DKK828.25	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.40 RSD12,357	$175.51 DKK1,175.47	+49.5%
Average			+22.6%

Serbia vs. Denmark - Cost of clothing

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