Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 4.5 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD580
|
$26.06
CHF23.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
$16.57
CHF15.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$4.36
CHF3.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$14.05
CHF12.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD428
|
$6.73
CHF6.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$6.47
CHF5.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD286
|
$11.61
CHF10.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Serbia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD646
|
$7.86
CHF7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
$101.99
CHF92.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,336.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD712
|
$39.48
CHF36.00
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
$58.09
CHF52.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,392.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,155.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
$182.90
CHF166.76
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,054.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,884.71
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD199
|
$6.80
CHF6.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$5.05
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
$9.54
CHF8.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
$88.43
CHF80.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD495
|
$20.14
CHF18.37
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Serbia
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
$111.16
CHF101.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
$56.12
CHF51.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
$131.83
CHF120.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
$170.76
CHF155.69
|
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