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Serbia vs. Solomon Islands Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 30.0% more expensive than Solomon Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.1% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 35.5% less in Serbia
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 52.1% less in Serbia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 82.2% more in Serbia

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Serbia are more expensive than in Solomon Islands. Expenses including housing and groceries are lower in Serbia. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Solomon Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Serbia instead of Solomon Islands, you would:

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pay 26.1% more for restaurants

	Solomon Islands	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.08 SBD50.04	$8.22 RSD832	+35.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.16 SBD100.08	$9.48 RSD959	-22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SBD11.26	$2.10 RSD212	+53.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SBD8.76	$1.47 RSD149	+38.3%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 35.5% less for groceries

	Solomon Islands	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 SBD12.22	$0.74 RSD75	-50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.99 SBD16.35	$4.66 RSD471	+134.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.73 SBD80.10	$5.09 RSD515	-47.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.49 SBD45.19	$2.41 RSD244	-56.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 SBD32.23	$3.02 RSD306	-22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.20 SBD26.33	$0.56 RSD57	-82.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 SBD9.65	$0.83 RSD84	-28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.54 SBD29.14	$0.75 RSD76	-78.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 SBD12.35	$0.98 RSD99	-34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SBD7.49	$0.45 RSD46	-50.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52 SBD12.48	$0.42 RSD42	-72.6%
Average			-35.5%

Solomon Islands vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Solomon Islands	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.90 SBD40.31	$6.88 RSD696	+40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 SBD200.16	$30.31 RSD3,068	+24.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.94 SBD90.07	$8.27 RSD837	-24.4%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 52.1% less for housing

	Solomon Islands	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$88.16 SBD725.60	$26.24 RSD2,656	-70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$547.19 SBD4,503.70	$412.90 RSD41,785	-24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$638.39 SBD5,254.32	$302.98 RSD30,661	-52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$325.45 SBD2,678.67	$126.67 RSD12,819	-61.1%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Solomon Islands	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$97.28 SBD800.66	$270.33 RSD27,357	+177.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,796.75 SBD23,018.93	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	+135.8%
Average			+156.9%

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pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Solomon Islands	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 SBD15.01	$2.49 RSD252	+36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.13 SBD25.77	$2.03 RSD205	-35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.01 SBD33.03	$4.41 RSD447	+10.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$32.25 RSD3,263
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.34 SBD27.52	$5.47 RSD553	+63.5%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 82.2% more for clothing

	Solomon Islands	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.59 SBD169.47	$78.65 RSD7,959	+282.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.20 SBD750.62	$49.57 RSD5,016	-45.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.01 SBD633.85	$107.57 RSD10,886	+39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.01 SBD633.85	$117.74 RSD11,915	+52.9%
Average			+82.2%

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