Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 26.2% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 18.5% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.04
RSD580
|
$3.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
RSD499
|
$5.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RSD138
|
$0.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RSD92
|
$0.55
|
|
pay 42.1% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
RSD56
|
$1.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
RSD279
|
$2.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
RSD358
|
$3.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
RSD182
|
$1.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
RSD238
|
$2.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
RSD39
|
$0.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
RSD59
|
$0.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
RSD57
|
$0.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
RSD70
|
$0.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
RSD30
|
$0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RSD25
|
$0.43
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RSD641
|
$2.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.67
RSD2,841
|
$16.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,491.10
RSD2,360,439
|
$26,332.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RSD670
|
$13.68
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.82
RSD2,053
|
$38.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$201.47
RSD23,208
|
$335.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.17
RSD15,571
|
$240.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.77
RSD11,608
|
$33.83
|
|
pay 14.0% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$151.31
RSD17,430
|
$211.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.60
RSD799,741
|
$6,127.01
|
|
pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
RSD193
|
$1.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD149
|
$2.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.16
RSD364
|
$5.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.77
RSD2,278
|
$36.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
RSD427
|
$5.72
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.03
RSD5,648
|
$47.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.38
RSD2,693
|
$39.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.90
RSD8,167
|
$88.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.21
RSD9,010
|
$70.19
|
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