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Zrenjanin vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Zrenjanin is 10.1% cheaper than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6% less in Zrenjanin
Groceries: pay 7.8% less in Zrenjanin
Transportation: pay 5.2% less in Zrenjanin
Housing: pay 14.9% less in Zrenjanin
Childcare: pay 36.0% less in Zrenjanin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Zrenjanin
Clothing: pay 4.6% more in Zrenjanin

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Zrenjanin.

Zrenjanin vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zrenjanin instead of Serbia, you would:

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pay 2.6% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Zrenjanin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD822	$7.98 RSD798	-3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD948	$9.97 RSD997	+5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD210	$1.99 RSD199	-4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD147	$1.36 RSD136	-7.9%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 7.8% less for groceries

	Serbia	Zrenjanin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD74	$0.63 RSD63	-14.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD466	$4.11 RSD411	-11.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD509	$5.24 RSD524	+2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD241	$2.39 RSD239	-0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD302	$2.15 RSD215	-28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD56	$0.45 RSD45	-19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD83	$0.86 RSD86	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD75	$0.79 RSD79	+5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD98	$0.99 RSD99	+1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD45	$0.41 RSD41	-10.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$0.36 RSD36	-13.1%
Average			-7.8%

Serbia vs. Zrenjanin - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.2% less for transportation

	Serbia	Zrenjanin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD688	$6.86 RSD686	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,031	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,095,668	$30,957.41 RSD3,095,865
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD827	$7.45 RSD745	-9.9%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 14.9% less for housing

	Serbia	Zrenjanin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,625	$30.65 RSD3,066	+16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,292	$226.17 RSD22,618	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,299	$175.18 RSD17,519	-42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,668	$140.47 RSD14,047	+10.9%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 36.0% less for childcare

	Serbia	Zrenjanin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,034	$182.32 RSD18,233	-32.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD659,463	$3,987.52 RSD398,768	-39.5%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Zrenjanin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD249	$1.89 RSD189	-23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD203	$1.89 RSD189	-6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD441	$4.49 RSD449	+1.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,225	$24.92 RSD2,492	-22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD547	$5.88 RSD588	+7.5%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 4.6% more for clothing

	Serbia	Zrenjanin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,865	$63.55 RSD6,355	-19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD4,957	$68.54 RSD6,854	+38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,758	$103.01 RSD10,302	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,775	$122.12 RSD12,212	+3.7%
Average			+4.6%

Serbia vs. Zrenjanin - Cost of clothing

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