Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 39.3% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$5.30
RSD577
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$0.89
RSD96
|
|
pay 25.0% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$3.92
RSD426
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$2.61
RSD284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 7.7% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$5.90
RSD642
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
$6.51
RSD708
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
|
pay 62.5% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$1.82
RSD198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$1.30
RSD141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
$4.52
RSD492
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
|
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