Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 25.0% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD583
|
$3.01
₺97.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD581
|
$3.65
₺118.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$0.62
₺20.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.22
₺7.06
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Serbia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.39
₺12.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD307
|
$2.61
₺84.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD431
|
$3.07
₺99.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD216
|
$1.40
₺45.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD287
|
$1.59
₺51.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.30
₺9.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.52
₺16.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.31
₺9.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.42
₺13.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD33
|
$0.22
₺7.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.19
₺6.27
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD649
|
$4.34
₺140.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,158
|
$15.27
₺494.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,075,088
|
$34,350.89
₺1,111,683.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD716
|
$4.33
₺139.97
|
|
pay 33.4% less for housing
Serbia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,173
|
$8.38
₺271.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,747
|
$218.27
₺7,063.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,338
|
$144.02
₺4,660.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,362
|
$49.50
₺1,601.93
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,570
|
$165.99
₺5,371.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD749,900
|
$3,471.33
₺112,341.23
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD201
|
$1.90
₺61.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD143
|
$1.55
₺50.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD378
|
$1.64
₺52.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,426
|
$20.05
₺648.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD498
|
$2.50
₺80.88
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,625
|
$29.99
₺970.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,907
|
$25.86
₺836.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,454
|
$62.92
₺2,036.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,991
|
$42.57
₺1,377.54
|
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