Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Serbia

Serbia vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 63.4% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 28.4% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 54.2% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 77.2% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 47.2% more in Serbia

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

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Serbia vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.6% more for restaurants

	Syria	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$8.70 RSD909	+45.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$9.63 RSD1,006	+83.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$2.05 RSD215	+37.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$1.58 RSD165	+110.6%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 28.4% more for groceries

	Syria	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$0.78 RSD81	+37.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$4.54 RSD475	+71.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$4.83 RSD505	+8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$2.32 RSD242	+12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$2.82 RSD295	+9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$0.56 RSD58	+17.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$0.78 RSD81	+3.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$0.72 RSD75	+54.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$1.00 RSD104	+157.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$0.41 RSD43	+18.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.32 RSD34	-12.9%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 54.2% more for transportation

	Syria	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$6.92 RSD724	-10.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$25.68 RSD2,684	+295.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$29,965.17 RSD3M	+69.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$9.06 RSD947	-26.0%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 77.2% more for housing

	Syria	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$26.71 RSD2,792	-20.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$340.23 RSD35,559	+45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$248.38 RSD25,959	+136.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$130.61 RSD13,650	+80.9%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Syria	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$258.66 RSD27,033	+340.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$7,159.32 RSD748K	+345.2%
Average			+342.9%

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pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$2.55 RSD267	+27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$1.92 RSD200	-3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$4.33 RSD453	+47.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$29.21 RSD3,053	+53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$5.57 RSD582	+73.0%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 47.2% more for clothing

	Syria	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$82.25 RSD8,596	+98.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$45.18 RSD4,721	+10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$105.67 RSD11,044	+48.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$117.40 RSD12,270	+44.3%
Average			+47.2%

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