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Serbia vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary

Serbia is 95.6% more expensive than Uganda overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Serbia
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Serbia
Transportation: pay 76.6% more in Serbia
Housing: pay 66.5% more in Serbia
Childcare: pay 66.4% more in Serbia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% more in Serbia
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Serbia

The cost of restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, childcare, and groceries in Serbia are more expensive than in Uganda. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Serbia.

Serbia vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Uganda	Serbia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 UGX10,368	$8.22 RSD832	+187.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.80 UGX31,897	$9.48 RSD959	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 UGX1,771	$2.10 RSD212	+328.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 UGX1,098	$1.47 RSD149	+385.8%
Average			+227.4%

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Uganda	Serbia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 UGX4,223	$0.74 RSD75	-36.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX7,915	$4.66 RSD471	+113.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.80 UGX10,153	$5.09 RSD515	+81.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 UGX6,602	$2.41 RSD244	+32.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 UGX8,106	$3.02 RSD306	+35.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 UGX4,693	$0.56 RSD57	-56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 UGX2,351	$0.83 RSD84	+28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 UGX2,791	$0.75 RSD76	-2.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,640	$0.98 RSD99	+34.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,634	$0.45 RSD46	-37.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 UGX2,822	$0.42 RSD42	-46.5%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 76.6% more for transportation

	Uganda	Serbia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.73 UGX20,769	$6.88 RSD696	+20.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.91 UGX155,522	$30.31 RSD3,068	-29.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,011.73 UGX36,288,494	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	+209.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 UGX14,515	$8.27 RSD837	+106.6%
Average			+76.6%

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pay 66.5% more for housing

	Uganda	Serbia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.09 UGX167,042	$26.24 RSD2,656	-43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$411.55 UGX1,491,719	$412.90 RSD41,785	+0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.19 UGX747,370	$302.98 RSD30,661	+46.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.00 UGX126,857	$126.67 RSD12,819	+261.9%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 66.4% more for childcare

	Uganda	Serbia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.88 UGX630,235	$270.33 RSD27,357	+55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,718.64 UGX13,478,584	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	+77.3%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Uganda	Serbia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 UGX5,184	$2.49 RSD252	+73.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 UGX10,368	$2.03 RSD205	-29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 UGX13,219	$4.41 RSD447	+21.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.77 UGX165,890	$32.25 RSD3,263	-29.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 UGX23,328	$5.47 RSD553	-15.0%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Uganda	Serbia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.81 UGX60,913	$78.65 RSD7,959	+368.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.94 UGX57,765	$49.57 RSD5,016	+211.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$43.26 UGX156,818	$107.57 RSD10,886	+148.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.77 UGX184,035	$117.74 RSD11,915	+131.9%
Average			+214.9%

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