Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.7 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD582
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD306
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD430
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD287
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Serbia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD648
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
$113.76
€106.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD714
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
$893.73
€838.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD143
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
$59.94
€56.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD497
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 27.9% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
$90.50
€84.88
|
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