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Serbia vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 24.9% more expensive than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 86.5% more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 28.7% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 7.3% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 57.4% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 41.5% less in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 31.5% more in Serbia

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

Serbia vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.5% more for restaurants

	Turkey	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY310.40	$8.22 RSD822	+13.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 TRY327.71	$9.48 RSD947	+23.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 TRY50.26	$2.10 RSD209	+78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY18.97	$1.47 RSD147	+231.2%
Average			+86.5%

Turkey vs. Serbia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.7% more for groceries

	Turkey	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 TRY28.56	$0.74 RSD74	+10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 TRY191.89	$4.66 RSD466	+3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 TRY147.41	$5.09 RSD509	+47.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 TRY82.91	$2.41 RSD241	+23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 TRY105.15	$3.02 RSD302	+22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 TRY26.40	$0.56 RSD56	-9.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY40.79	$0.83 RSD83	-12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TRY22.53	$0.75 RSD75	+41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.45	$0.98 RSD98	+64.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY12.44	$0.45 RSD45	+55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.56	$0.42 RSD42	+68.2%
Average			+28.7%

Turkey vs. Serbia - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

	Turkey	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 TRY195.65	$6.88 RSD688	+50.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.01 TRY1,238.49	$30.31 RSD3,030	+4.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,018.50 TRY2,050,202.50	$30,955.44 RSD3,094,522	-35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 TRY321.62	$8.27 RSD827	+9.8%
Average			+7.3%

Turkey vs. Serbia - Cost of transportation

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pay 57.4% more for housing

	Turkey	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.68 TRY583.96	$26.24 RSD2,624	+91.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.16 TRY21,995.13	$412.90 RSD41,276	-19.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.65 TRY14,885.89	$302.98 RSD30,288	-13.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.83 TRY1,999.48	$126.67 RSD12,663	+170.5%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 41.5% less for childcare

	Turkey	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.46 TRY22,349.79	$270.33 RSD27,024	-48.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.64 TRY431,471.50	$6,594.36 RSD659,219	-34.7%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 TRY127.09	$2.49 RSD249	-16.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TRY124.78	$2.03 RSD203	-30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 TRY89.78	$4.41 RSD441	+109.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.68 TRY2,249.23	$32.25 RSD3,223	-38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.69 TRY242.75	$5.47 RSD547	-3.8%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 31.5% more for clothing

	Turkey	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 TRY2,001.95	$78.65 RSD7,862	+67.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.49 TRY1,856.90	$49.57 RSD4,955	+14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.73 TRY4,343.54	$107.57 RSD10,754	+5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.94 TRY3,626.51	$117.74 RSD11,770	+38.6%
Average			+31.5%

Turkey vs. Serbia - Cost of clothing

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