Cost of living comparison
Italy is 61.8% more expensive than Serbia overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 55.7% more in Italy
- Groceries
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pay 69.0% more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 62.6% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 63.3% more in Italy
- Childcare
-
pay 94.7% more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 84.1% more in Italy
- Clothing
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pay 2.9% more in Italy
The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Italy are more expensive than in Serbia. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 55.7% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD808
|
$16.15
€15.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD866
|
$10.06
€9.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD182
|
$2.55
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD131
|
$1.22
€1.18
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$2.04
€1.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD450
|
$6.83
€6.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD549
|
$5.53
€5.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD270
|
$3.41
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD332
|
$5.05
€4.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$0.97
€0.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD86
|
$0.85
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD73
|
$1.04
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD92
|
$1.31
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD52
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.71
€0.69
|
|
pay 62.6% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD706
|
$7.22
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,666
|
$38.81
€37.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,186,918
|
$28,223.13
€27,326.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD806
|
$19.13
€18.52
|
|
pay 63.3% more for housing
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,626
|
$28.87
€27.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD40,042
|
$656.19
€635.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,528
|
$511.91
€495.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,908
|
$150.39
€145.61
|
|
pay 94.7% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD27,027
|
$508.72
€492.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD609,830
|
$9,465.55
€9,164.94
|
|
pay 84.1% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD230
|
$5.01
€4.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD190
|
$1.69
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD431
|
$6.20
€6.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,922
|
$52.12
€50.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD513
|
$9.39
€9.09
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Italy
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,294
|
$78.41
€75.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD4,019
|
$33.87
€32.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,464
|
$86.07
€83.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,310
|
$115.43
€111.77
|
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