Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Estonia

Estonia vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Estonia is 33.9% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.4% more in Estonia
Groceries: pay 21.6% more in Estonia
Transportation: pay 3.6% more in Estonia
Housing: pay 53.6% more in Estonia
Childcare: pay 35.0% more in Estonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.5% more in Estonia
Clothing: pay 4.1% more in Estonia

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

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Estonia vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.4% more for restaurants

	Serbia	Estonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.70 RSD909	$14.56 €12.96	+67.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 RSD1,006	$10.34 €9.20	+7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 RSD215	$2.57 €2.29	+25.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 RSD165	$2.32 €2.06	+47.1%
Average			+37.4%

Serbia vs. Estonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.6% more for groceries

	Serbia	Estonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 RSD81	$1.41 €1.25	+80.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 RSD475	$5.39 €4.80	+18.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 RSD505	$4.14 €3.69	-14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 RSD242	$2.81 €2.50	+20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 RSD295	$3.93 €3.50	+39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD58	$0.91 €0.81	+63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD81	$0.65 €0.58	-16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RSD75	$1.08 €0.96	+51.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 RSD104	$1.24 €1.10	+24.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RSD43	$0.37 €0.33	-10.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RSD34	$0.39 €0.35	+20.0%
Average			+21.6%

Serbia vs. Estonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6% more for transportation

	Serbia	Estonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 RSD724	$7.27 €6.47	+4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.68 RSD2,684	$26.37 €23.47	+2.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,965.17 RSD3M	$27,988.91 €24,911.14	-6.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.06 RSD947	$12.52 €11.14	+38.1%
Average			+3.6%

Serbia vs. Estonia - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.6% more for housing

	Serbia	Estonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.71 RSD2,792	$31.76 €28.27	+18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.23 RSD35,559	$512.18 €455.86	+50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.38 RSD25,959	$387.48 €344.88	+56.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.61 RSD13,650	$221.29 €196.96	+69.4%
Average			+53.6%

Serbia vs. Estonia - Cost of housing

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pay 35.0% more for childcare

	Serbia	Estonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.66 RSD27,033	$324.72 €289.02	+25.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,159.32 RSD748K	$10,400.01 €9,256.38	+45.3%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Estonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 RSD267	$5.67 €5.04	+122.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 RSD200	$4.06 €3.61	+111.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 RSD453	$6.56 €5.84	+51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.21 RSD3,053	$45.01 €40.06	+54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 RSD582	$9.62 €8.56	+72.8%
Average			+81.5%

Serbia vs. Estonia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.1% more for clothing

	Serbia	Estonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.25 RSD8,596	$97.14 €86.46	+18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.18 RSD4,721	$49.85 €44.37	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.67 RSD11,044	$94.67 €84.26	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.40 RSD12,270	$118.18 €105.19	+0.7%
Average			+4.1%

Serbia vs. Estonia - Cost of clothing

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