Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 67.7% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 27.9% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 15.7% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 54.5% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 93.2% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.6% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 65.0% more in Serbia

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Serbia are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL50.53	$8.22 RSD828	+164.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL38.36	$9.48 RSD954	+301.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL15.68	$2.10 RSD211	+117.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.12	$1.47 RSD148	+161.9%
Average			+186.1%

Swaziland vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.9% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL12.49	$0.74 RSD74	-3.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL74.86	$4.66 RSD469	+1.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL66.12	$5.09 RSD512	+25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL28.07	$2.41 RSD242	+39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL37.35	$3.02 RSD304	+31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL11.46	$0.56 RSD56	-20.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.52	$0.83 RSD84	+145.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.07	$0.75 RSD75	+71.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL10.47	$0.98 RSD99	+51.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL7.78	$0.45 RSD46	-5.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.48	$0.42 RSD42	-28.7%
Average			+27.9%

Swaziland vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.7% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL73.40	$6.88 RSD693	+52.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL491.24	$30.31 RSD3,052	+0.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL281K	$30,955.44 RSD3M	+79.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL430.42	$8.27 RSD833	-68.8%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 54.5% more for housing

	Swaziland	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL467.85	$26.24 RSD2,642	-8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,328.09	$412.90 RSD41,571	+54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,041.03	$302.98 RSD30,504	+61.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL977.90	$126.67 RSD12,754	+110.4%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 93.2% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,777.83	$270.33 RSD27,217	+146.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL76,727.60	$6,594.36 RSD664K	+39.6%
Average			+93.2%

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pay 31.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL30.41	$2.49 RSD250	+32.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL32.06	$2.03 RSD204	+2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL43.51	$4.41 RSD444	+64.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL467.85	$32.25 RSD3,246	+11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL60.82	$5.47 RSD551	+46.0%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 65.0% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL748.25	$78.65 RSD7,919	+70.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL389.88	$49.57 RSD4,990	+106.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,216.41	$107.57 RSD10,830	+43.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,372.36	$117.74 RSD11,854	+39.3%
Average			+65.0%

Swaziland vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2026

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