Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 56.2% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
$5.30
RSD580
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
$5.28
RSD577
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
$1.26
RSD137
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
$0.89
RSD97
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
$2.79
RSD305
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
$3.92
RSD428
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
$2.61
RSD286
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
$0.37
RSD41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
$0.63
RSD69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
$0.59
RSD65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$0.58
RSD64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
$0.30
RSD32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$0.24
RSD26
|
|
pay 32.3% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
$5.90
RSD646
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
$28.69
RSD3,139
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
$18,855.66
RSD2,062,734
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
$6.51
RSD712
|
|
pay 67.8% more for housing
Turkey
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
$19.75
RSD2,160
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
$243.04
RSD26,587
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
$166.63
RSD18,229
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
$103.25
RSD11,295
|
|
pay 40.8% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
$141.48
RSD15,477
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
$6,814.10
RSD745,435
|
|
pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
$1.82
RSD199
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
$1.30
RSD142
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
$22.05
RSD2,412
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
$4.52
RSD495
|
|
pay 46.7% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
$51.11
RSD5,591
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
$26.42
RSD2,890
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
$76.82
RSD8,404
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
$81.70
RSD8,937
|
|
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