Cost of living comparison
Spain is 52.9% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Spain instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 55.3% more for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD705
|
$13.31
€12.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD752
|
$8.95
€8.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD147
|
$2.06
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD110
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
|
pay 53.8% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD71
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD346
|
$6.20
€5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD484
|
$4.19
€3.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD237
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD293
|
$3.26
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD47
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD75
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD71
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD84
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD40
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 43.6% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD672
|
$6.53
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,815
|
$35.45
€32.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,822,145
|
$33,659.33
€30,432.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD717
|
$14.39
€13.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,305
|
$33.81
€30.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD30,590
|
$828.43
€749.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,026
|
$665.31
€601.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,756
|
$106.67
€96.44
|
|
pay 49.4% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,269
|
$381.14
€344.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD624,490
|
$7,410.38
€6,699.86
|
|
pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD208
|
$2.76
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD163
|
$1.92
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD380
|
$5.57
€5.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,544
|
$43.03
€38.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD477
|
$8.46
€7.65
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,755
|
$73.08
€66.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,701
|
$31.46
€28.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,314
|
$75.09
€67.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,049
|
$91.97
€83.15
|
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