Italy vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Italy is 61.8% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants
pay 55.7% more in Italy
Groceries
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
pay 84.1% more in Italy
Clothing
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.

Italy vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Italy instead of Serbia, you would:

pay 55.7% more for restaurants

 
Serbia
Italy
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

 
Serbia
Italy
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

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