Cost of living comparison
India is 43.3% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in India instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD582
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
Serbia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD306
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD430
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD287
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Serbia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD648
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD714
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Serbia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Serbia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD143
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD497
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 39.4% less for clothing
Serbia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about India or Serbia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.