Cost of living comparison
Greece is 41.8% more expensive than Serbia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 21.2% more in Greece
- Groceries
-
pay 38.3% more in Greece
- Transportation
-
pay 46.8% more in Greece
- Housing
-
pay 51.5% more in Greece
- Childcare
-
pay 45.5% more in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 87.8% more in Greece
- Clothing
-
pay 1.2% more in Greece
The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and restaurants in Greece are more expensive than in Serbia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD733
|
$13.17
€11.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD786
|
$9.11
€7.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD165
|
$2.07
€1.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD119
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD72
|
$1.33
€1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD409
|
$6.30
€5.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD498
|
$5.99
€5.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD245
|
$4.02
€3.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD302
|
$4.23
€3.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD49
|
$0.88
€0.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD78
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD66
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD84
|
$0.87
€0.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD47
|
$0.51
€0.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD45
|
$0.57
€0.50
|
|
pay 46.8% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD640
|
$7.55
€6.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,419
|
$40.19
€35.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD2,891,880
|
$28,316.80
€24,838.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD731
|
$13.82
€12.12
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,383
|
$32.82
€28.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD36,335
|
$524.36
€459.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD24,980
|
$392.21
€344.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD11,713
|
$175.68
€154.10
|
|
pay 45.5% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD24,525
|
$413.12
€362.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD553,373
|
$6,332.60
€5,554.67
|
|
pay 87.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD209
|
$4.40
€3.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD173
|
$3.49
€3.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD391
|
$4.94
€4.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,652
|
$48.72
€42.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD465
|
$8.82
€7.74
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD7,526
|
$83.64
€73.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,647
|
$37.83
€33.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD9,496
|
$83.15
€72.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD10,263
|
$93.42
€81.94
|
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