Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 68.3% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Serbia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
$5.30
RSD577
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
$0.89
RSD96
|
|
pay 69.9% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
$2.79
RSD303
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
$3.92
RSD426
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
$2.61
RSD284
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$0.63
RSD68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 56.4% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
$5.90
RSD642
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
$6.51
RSD708
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
|
pay 72.8% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
$1.82
RSD198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
$1.30
RSD141
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
$4.52
RSD492
|
|
pay 50.2% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
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