Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 4.3% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD577
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
$5.00
SOS2,850
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$0.62
SOS356
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$0.43
SOS242
|
|
pay 66.1% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.16
SOS663
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$2.48
SOS1,413
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD426
|
$5.32
SOS3,034
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$2.27
SOS1,292
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD284
|
$1.89
SOS1,076
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.68
SOS959
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.67
SOS379
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$1.27
SOS724
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.42
SOS238
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.48
SOS275
|
|
pay 1.3% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD642
|
$3.85
SOS2,193
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
$42.50
SOS24,221
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,773,056
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD708
|
$9.60
SOS5,471
|
|
pay 2.5% more for housing
Serbia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
$41.00
SOS23,367
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
$197.57
SOS112,599
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
$86.54
SOS49,322
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
$71.50
SOS40,749
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
$51.88
SOS29,564
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
$950.00
SOS541,421
|
|
pay 57.1% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$8.00
SOS4,559
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$1.12
SOS638
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
$1.93
SOS1,097
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
$25.62
SOS14,604
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD492
|
$4.00
SOS2,280
|
|
pay 49.2% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
$18.04
SOS10,282
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
$20.50
SOS11,683
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
$21.33
SOS12,158
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
$51.17
SOS29,161
|
|
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