Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.5 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 74.4% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD728
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 66.7% more for groceries
Serbia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD500
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD302
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD86
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Serbia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,908
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,915,208
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Serbia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,382
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,599
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,752
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,144
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,036
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,083
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD214
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,628
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
Serbia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,978
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,823
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,622
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,381
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
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