Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 2.2 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 99.2% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,506
|
$6.66
RSD718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,032
|
$7.11
RSD766
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS406
|
$1.39
RSD149
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS272
|
$1.04
RSD112
|
|
pay 14.4% less for groceries
Somalia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$0.67
RSD72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,113
|
$3.27
RSD352
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,622
|
$4.58
RSD493
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,268
|
$2.24
RSD242
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,519
|
$2.77
RSD298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS982
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS502
|
$0.71
RSD77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS748
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.79
RSD85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS346
|
$0.38
RSD41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.35
RSD37
|
|
pay 95.0% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,319
|
$6.36
RSD685
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,318
|
$26.61
RSD2,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,268,823
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,873,623
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,321
|
$6.78
RSD730
|
|
pay 42.4% more for housing
Somalia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,410
|
$21.79
RSD2,348
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,120
|
$289.12
RSD31,148
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,035
|
$208.18
RSD22,428
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,616
|
$111.12
RSD11,971
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,385
|
$219.93
RSD23,693
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS524,433
|
$5,902.44
RSD635,881
|
|
pay 17.4% more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,832
|
$1.96
RSD211
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS695
|
$1.54
RSD166
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS765
|
$3.59
RSD387
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,055
|
$24.04
RSD2,590
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,842
|
$4.51
RSD486
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,580
|
$63.85
RSD6,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,138
|
$34.98
RSD3,768
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,718
|
$88.04
RSD9,484
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,024
|
$94.98
RSD10,233
|
|
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