Cost of living comparison
Greece is 73.9% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Greece instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 60.2% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
RSD581
|
$13.09
€11.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.06
RSD529
|
$8.01
€7.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
RSD139
|
$2.17
€1.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
RSD91
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
RSD50
|
$1.14
€1.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.46
RSD258
|
$5.11
€4.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.49
RSD366
|
$5.67
€4.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
RSD155
|
$3.72
€3.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
RSD223
|
$3.62
€3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
RSD43
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD56
|
$0.88
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
RSD58
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
RSD55
|
$0.79
€0.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RSD26
|
$0.52
€0.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
RSD26
|
$0.49
€0.43
|
|
pay 50.9% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
RSD642
|
$7.30
€6.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.49
RSD2,878
|
$46.12
€40.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,537.06
RSD2,255,017
|
$21,697.01
€19,026.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.27
RSD657
|
$13.55
€11.88
|
|
pay 79.2% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.95
RSD2,298
|
$39.68
€34.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.97
RSD22,089
|
$395.16
€346.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.06
RSD15,293
|
$326.92
€286.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.25
RSD12,695
|
$151.47
€132.82
|
|
pay 74.0% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.39
RSD17,212
|
$383.10
€335.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,444.23
RSD674,737
|
$7,415.79
€6,502.91
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.51
RSD158
|
$4.37
€3.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
RSD135
|
$3.50
€3.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.62
RSD379
|
$5.50
€4.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.99
RSD2,093
|
$44.69
€39.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.48
RSD365
|
$9.22
€8.08
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.38
RSD5,904
|
$84.75
€74.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.86
RSD3,022
|
$35.96
€31.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
RSD8,217
|
$85.48
€74.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.90
RSD10,146
|
$108.82
€95.43
|
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