Cost of living comparison
Italy is 95.4% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 98.6% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD579
|
$15.74
€14.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
$9.09
€8.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$2.45
€2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$7.20
€6.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD428
|
$4.88
€4.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD214
|
$3.14
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD285
|
$4.47
€4.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 73.4% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD645
|
$8.02
€7.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,135
|
$38.40
€35.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,060,158
|
$25,887.08
€24,122.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD711
|
$18.65
€17.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,158
|
$30.75
€28.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,554
|
$608.10
€566.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,206
|
$488.80
€455.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,281
|
$151.72
€141.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,458
|
$459.30
€427.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD744,504
|
$9,604.44
€8,949.90
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD199
|
$4.83
€4.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD375
|
$6.30
€5.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,409
|
$51.79
€48.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD494
|
$9.32
€8.69
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,584
|
$80.37
€74.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,886
|
$36.54
€34.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,393
|
$89.56
€83.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,926
|
$114.84
€107.02
|
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