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Serbia vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 2.1 times more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 91.3% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 47.1% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 57.4% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 87.0% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.3% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 69.9% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.3% more for restaurants

	Syria	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$8.22 RSD832	+54.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$9.48 RSD959	+110.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$2.10 RSD212	+84.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$1.47 RSD149	+115.9%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 47.1% more for groceries

	Syria	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$0.74 RSD75	+15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$4.66 RSD471	+151.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$5.09 RSD515	+33.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$2.41 RSD244	+23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$3.02 RSD306	-2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$0.56 RSD57	-11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.83 RSD84	+7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$0.75 RSD76	+23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$0.98 RSD99	+214.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.45 RSD46	+47.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.42 RSD42	+15.1%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 57.4% more for transportation

	Syria	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105,151	$6.88 RSD696	-14.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$30.31 RSD3,068	+203.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	+60.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133,081	$8.27 RSD837	-19.2%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 87.0% more for housing

	Syria	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP529,986	$26.24 RSD2,656	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	$412.90 RSD41,785	+113.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	$302.98 RSD30,661	+168.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP815,767	$126.67 RSD12,819	+101.9%
Average			+87.0%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Syria	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601,162	$270.33 RSD27,357	+484.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	+201.7%
Average			+343.2%

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pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$2.49 RSD252	-36.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$2.03 RSD205	+56.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$4.41 RSD447	+43.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177,324	$32.25 RSD3,263	+136.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$5.47 RSD553	+131.8%
Average			+66.3%

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pay 69.9% more for clothing

	Syria	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392,267	$78.65 RSD7,959	+160.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556,062	$49.57 RSD5,016	+15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP917,567	$107.57 RSD10,886	+52.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	$117.74 RSD11,915	+50.6%
Average			+69.9%

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