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Moscow vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 29.9% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.1% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 9.4% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 12.3% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 63.7% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 10.1% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Moscow are more expensive than in Serbia. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Moscow. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.1% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD822	$11.93 RUB950.80	+45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD947	$5.97 RUB475.40	-37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD209	$1.38 RUB110.14	-34.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD147	$0.61 RUB48.73	-58.4%
Average			-21.1%

Serbia vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.4% more for groceries

	Serbia	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD74	$0.85 RUB67.42	+14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD466	$6.27 RUB499.56	+34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD509	$4.62 RUB368.11	-9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD241	$1.68 RUB134.05	-30.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD302	$2.46 RUB196.24	-18.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD56	$0.81 RUB64.48	+44.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD83	$0.87 RUB69.32	+4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD75	$0.90 RUB71.85	+20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD98	$1.64 RUB130.64	+67.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD45	$0.43 RUB34.01	-5.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$0.34 RUB26.98	-18.6%
Average			+9.4%

Serbia vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.3% less for transportation

	Serbia	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD688	$2.84 RUB226.14	-58.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,030	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	+20.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,094,522	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	+19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD827	$5.73 RUB456.39	-30.8%
Average			-12.3%

Serbia vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 63.7% more for housing

	Serbia	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,624	$7.82 RUB622.74	-70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,276	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	+203.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,288	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	+134.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,663	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	-12.7%
Average			+63.7%

Serbia vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Serbia	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,024	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	+142.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD659,219	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	+116.6%
Average			+129.7%

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pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD249	$4.18 RUB332.78	+67.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD203	$3.16 RUB251.50	+55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD441	$2.98 RUB237.70	-32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,223	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	+38.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD547	$6.56 RUB522.94	+20.0%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 10.1% more for clothing

	Serbia	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,862	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	-3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD4,955	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	-3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,754	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,770	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	+33.2%
Average			+10.1%

Serbia vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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