Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.4 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD582
|
$16.87
NZ$28.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD580
|
$8.84
NZ$15.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$2.18
NZ$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$1.87
NZ$3.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.80
NZ$3.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD306
|
$4.27
NZ$7.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD430
|
$6.85
NZ$11.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$4.50
NZ$7.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD287
|
$3.75
NZ$6.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.11
NZ$1.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.92
NZ$1.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$1.31
NZ$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$1.50
NZ$2.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.95
NZ$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.81
NZ$1.38
|
|
pay 87.7% more for transportation
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD648
|
$6.65
NZ$11.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,151
|
$70.72
NZ$120.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,070,472
|
$24,712.32
NZ$41,970.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD714
|
$16.94
NZ$28.77
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,168
|
$52.92
NZ$89.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,687
|
$860.75
NZ$1,461.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,297
|
$721.70
NZ$1,225.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,337
|
$98.85
NZ$167.88
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,535
|
$628.34
NZ$1,067.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD748,231
|
$10,002.94
NZ$16,988.68
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$5.88
NZ$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD143
|
$3.20
NZ$5.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD377
|
$23.28
NZ$39.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,421
|
$40.48
NZ$68.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD497
|
$10.59
NZ$17.99
|
|
pay 38.7% more for clothing
Serbia
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,612
|
$65.76
NZ$111.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,901
|
$42.74
NZ$72.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,435
|
$98.05
NZ$166.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,971
|
$111.69
NZ$189.70
|
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