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
RSD705
|
$18.07
£13.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD752
|
$8.96
£6.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD147
|
$2.14
£1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD110
|
$1.52
£1.16
|
|
pay 66.7% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD71
|
$1.46
£1.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD346
|
$4.24
£3.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD484
|
$5.75
£4.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD237
|
$3.68
£2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD293
|
$3.66
£2.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD47
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD75
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD71
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD84
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD40
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD672
|
$7.22
£5.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,815
|
$94.64
£72.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,822,145
|
$33,464.66
£25,486.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD717
|
$16.98
£12.93
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,305
|
$37.59
£28.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD30,590
|
$1,224.35
£932.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,026
|
$974.65
£742.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,756
|
$234.45
£178.55
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,269
|
$1,426.61
£1,086.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD624,490
|
$18,036.83
£13,736.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD208
|
$5.42
£4.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD163
|
$3.93
£2.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD380
|
$16.35
£12.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,544
|
$43.82
£33.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD477
|
$12.87
£9.80
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,755
|
$76.61
£58.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,701
|
$39.64
£30.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,314
|
$90.51
£68.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,049
|
$94.66
£72.10
|
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