Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 2.8 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs518.21
|
$5.30
RSD581
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,299.78
|
$5.28
RSD578
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs174.77
|
$1.26
RSD138
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs69.23
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 0.1% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs153.10
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,240.39
|
$2.79
RSD305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,417.01
|
$3.92
RSD429
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs456.22
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs492.11
|
$2.61
RSD286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs401.60
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs92.92
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs293.34
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs149.86
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs116.22
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs89.68
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,120.29
|
$5.90
RSD646
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs967.19
|
$28.69
RSD3,143
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,744,082.49
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,065,788
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs787.53
|
$6.51
RSD713
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,159.66
|
$19.75
RSD2,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs41,652.60
|
$243.04
RSD26,627
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs20,894.01
|
$166.63
RSD18,256
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs8,893.92
|
$103.25
RSD11,311
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,176.94
|
$141.48
RSD15,500
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs222,989.42
|
$6,814.10
RSD746,539
|
|
pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs491.30
|
$1.82
RSD200
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs445.17
|
$1.30
RSD142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,649.36
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,842.92
|
$22.05
RSD2,415
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs713.48
|
$4.52
RSD495
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs5,924.57
|
$51.11
RSD5,600
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs3,917.75
|
$26.42
RSD2,894
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,081.68
|
$76.82
RSD8,416
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs7,963.93
|
$81.70
RSD8,950
|
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