Cost of living comparison

Serbia

compared to

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 84.4% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 3.4% more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.2% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 14.7% less in Puerto Rico

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Serbia. Notably, housing, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Serbia, you would:

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pay 26.8% more for restaurants

	Serbia	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.70 RSD909	$16.34	+87.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.63 RSD1,006	$9.24	-4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.05 RSD215	$1.74	-15.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 RSD165	$1.35	-14.1%
Average			+26.8%

Serbia vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Serbia	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 RSD81	$3.37	+333.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 RSD475	$5.35	+17.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 RSD505	$7.71	+59.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 RSD242	$6.03	+159.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 RSD295	$3.95	+39.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD58	$2.15	+283.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 RSD81	$1.17	+50.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RSD75	$1.88	+162.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 RSD104	$2.09	+108.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 RSD43	$1.43	+246.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 RSD34	$1.54	+375.8%
Average			+140.3%

Serbia vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4% more for transportation

	Serbia	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.92 RSD724	$4.08	-41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.68 RSD2,684	$37.75	+47.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,965.17 RSD3M	$38,571.43	+28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.06 RSD947	$14.50	+60.0%
Average			+3.4%

Serbia vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Serbia	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.71 RSD2,792	$66.43	+148.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.23 RSD35,559	$1,098.02	+222.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$248.38 RSD25,959	$722.33	+190.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.61 RSD13,650	$228.66	+75.1%
Average			+178.8%

Serbia vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Serbia	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.66 RSD27,033	$700.71	+170.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,159.32 RSD748K	$10,819.51	+51.1%
Average			+102.3%

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pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 RSD267	$2.61	+2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.92 RSD200	$2.78	+44.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.33 RSD453	$11.22	+159.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.21 RSD3,053	$29.37	+0.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 RSD582	$9.50	+70.6%
Average			+36.2%

Serbia vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.7% less for clothing

	Serbia	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.25 RSD8,596	$52.28	-36.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.18 RSD4,721	$47.82	+5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.67 RSD11,044	$96.61	-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.40 RSD12,270	$101.25	-13.8%
Average			-14.7%

Serbia vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing

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