Cost of living comparison
France is 2.0 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in France instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 93.3% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD728
|
$15.92
€14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$10.79
€10.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$2.77
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$9.16
€8.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD500
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$3.91
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD302
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.27
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD86
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
pay 75.5% more for transportation
Serbia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$7.43
€6.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,908
|
$51.68
€48.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,915,208
|
$31,564.23
€29,443.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$18.46
€17.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Serbia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,382
|
$30.98
€28.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,599
|
$779.01
€726.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,752
|
$611.60
€570.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,144
|
$139.72
€130.34
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,036
|
$707.64
€660.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,083
|
$9,850.44
€9,188.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD214
|
$6.18
€5.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$3.05
€2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$11.75
€10.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,628
|
$34.96
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$11.84
€11.04
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
Serbia
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,978
|
$92.28
€86.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,823
|
$37.39
€34.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,622
|
$93.47
€87.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,381
|
$126.59
€118.09
|
|
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